Tom, Thanks for the great report. My husband and I were there several years ago to do research, but we didn't know of this resource, or maybe it wasn't there at the time. Just for future reference, in what county office is this service located? I think my husband's GGGG Grandfather, James Crawford, was living in Westmoreland Co. around 1810-1814. We may have to investigate this resource sometime. Thanks again for sharing, Barb Crawford Hocking Co., OH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Chapman" <SurfCityTom@socal.rr.com> To: <PAWESTMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 10:01 PM Subject: [PAWESTMO-L] Property maps > Hello List! > > I just returned from a roots research vacation in PA, and I wanted to > relay a great source that I found at the Westmoreland County offices - if > you don't already know. > There is an office that does tax mapping, and they have a collection of > maps that show all the original warrants and patents for every square inch > of Westmoreland. There is a master map that has the county divided into > about 300 grids. Then there is a separate 2' x 3' map for each grid that > details all the properties within it. Also, they have an index of names > that directs you to the specific grids you are searching for. For > example, I found three index listngs for Milliron, indicating property on > grids 121, 221, and 261. (I also found that a property might extend > across two maps, but only be listed on the one where the majority of the > property resides.) > > All of the individual maps are bound in sets and hanging from an open rack > so they can be browsed by the public. In addition, the maps include some > overlay of current data so that you can determine where a tract lies by > contemporary landmarks and references. > > After you find the maps you're looking for, there is a very friendly man > that will assist you and copy them for a charge of $6.00 each. However, > I'm not sure if he has the time or inclination to help people over the > telephone, but you can try. If you know the map you want, they will copy > it and mail it to you, but I didn't ask how much hand-holding they will > provide. > I discovered this resource the first day I arrived, and I was able to > immediately spend the next several days walking my ancestral lands and > searching for signs of old homesteads. Imagine my excitement when I was > able to locate a stone foundation and spring house of what may have been > the original Milliron log cabin established about 1772. > > Good luck, > > Tom > > > ==== PAWESTMO Mailing List ==== > >

<<Just for future reference, in what county office is this service located?>> That would be the Map Maintenance Department in the county building connected to the old courthouse - 4th floor. Westmoreland County Map Maintnenance Department 2 N. Main St. suite 406 Greensburg, PA 15601 >