Sally, I'd like to respond regarding finding the location of the land indicated on a deed you possess. I have been having trouble responding to the AOL users, so that is why this is a public response. This is a wonderful forum for such questions, and all responses to my original post have been most helpoful. Someone suggested I look into USGS topograpghical maps. I must say, that using the landmarks on one of my plats (Butlers Bay - Williamsburg Co, SC), I was able to locate the approximate location of the land. I did the same for Mill Creek in Sumter Co successfully. I'm still looking into the exact coordinates/location of both plats, but now I have it narrowed down to a very good idea.. Check out the USGS GNIS database query website at http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html Type in the state, county and one of your landmarks (church, body of water, etc) and see what pops up! Damita Drayton Green [email protected] Researching *LOGAN*OLIVER* in Clarendon & Sumter Counties, SC >From: [email protected] >Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:53:38 EDT >Subject: [SCSUMTER-L] Re: Land Plats >To: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] > >My husband and I are very interested in land plats also. I have copies of the >original recording of deeds for my husband's gggg grandfather who lived >between Sumter and Manning. My husband and I are going to South Carolina in >August in hopes of finding the original plantation (or at least where it was >located). I have landmarks on the recorded deed and was in hopes of finding >plat books from the early 1800's. Do you think this would be possible? > >This is my first entry to Sumter Roots. I find all of the information >valuable, whether it applies to me at the present time or not. > >Sally Connors > > >==== SCSUMTER Mailing List ==== >To unsub from the SCSumter mailing list send a one word message , unsubscribe to: >[email protected] >If you are subscribed to the Digest mode send your unsubcribe message to: >[email protected] > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com