Many of you may already have this site bookmarked; if not, this a great site with links to various world area historical maps, including US, Europe - you name it, it may very likely be there [maps that are free to download for personal use] http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/map_sites/hist_sites.html#US If you have just started out with your genealogy searches, these maps are particularly useful to show changes over the years of territories. Genealogy really ends up being a historical and a geographical study to get the full picture of the time, life, and lands your ancestors lived in. Have fun!