Hello researchers, a few map sites from Laura here!! This will help you with your search and directions to locations while you are traveling about looking for your ancestors. GREAT mapping site, with wonderful searches, VERY simple http://maps.yahoo.com Great mapping on USGS, but in all your surnames, post office names, creek names, anything and you will get two maps. http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html This has full travel information but also mapping and search choices for museums, etc. http://www.travelocity.com/ GREAT mapping site, with wonderful searches, VERY simple http://maps.yahoo.com This site will give you FULL DRIVING DIRECTIONS also, just great for a virtual trip!! Also, MILEAGE FROM SITE TO SITE. You can search for FUNERAL HOMES and it will give you a full list with phone numbers and map links. Good idea to put in COFFEE too!!! Enjoy, Laura Chushcoff

More helpful links: When hunting for funeral homes, try: http://www.funeralnet.com For all of you who are searching for older towns, I'd like to refer you to this page. You can research any town, county or state in the U.S. in 1895. It is a 1895 U.S. Atlas with maps, info on population (in 1895), whether town had post office, train station and/or freight depot. You can download maps and print them out for your records, also. This will enable you to find info without having to wait for others to help you. http://www.livgenmi.com/1895.htm When the home page is downloaded, click on the list of towns and cities in the state you are researching. This will take you to a site that lists them by beginning letter. Click on the approp. letter and a whole list will come up. After you find the town you want and get the info from the list, click back to the home page and click on the approp. map. The maps take about 5 minutes download, but are well worth the wait. Good luck and Happy Hunting! Lois in CA