Thanks for the above information. I'll purchase after reading your follow up descriptions. Barbara Neely Hearn ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <TNGILES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 4:36 PM Subject: [TNGILES] 1878 County Map showing landowners > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: erwinwmj > Surnames: Erwin, Clark, Abernathy > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.giles/1960/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > In a book on Heritage Quest, I found a portion of an 1878 map of Giles > County showing landowners (see attached) and giving the Tenn State Library > & Archives as the source. The map was compiled by D.G. Beers & Co. The > TSLA website says "Between 1871 and 1907, the Beers Co. of Philadelphia > did a series of maps of Tennessee counties showing landowners' names and > the approximate location of their farms. These maps are available for > Bedford, Davidson, Gibson, Giles, Hamilton, Haywood, Knox, Madison, > Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Rutherford, Shelby, Sumner, Williamson, and > Wilson Counties." > > In reply to my email to TSLA (reference.tsla@state.tn.us), they responded: > "The 1878 Beers map of Giles County is Map #1051 in our collection. It > consists of six separate sections. The fee for reproduction of these > sections is $5.00 per shot. The total fee would be $30.00. If you wish > to order a copy, send a check or money order for that amount (payable to > TSLA) and mail your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, ATTN: > Manuscripts Section, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243-0312." > > Less than a week after sending my check, I received the six 18"x24" sheets > (i.e., the overall map is 3'x 6'). The repro quality is just fair but you > can clearly read landowner names overlaid on the map showing roads, etc. > of that era. It took a little bit of work with a topo map to get my > bearings but the map(s) is a great resource. > > I'll send a follow-up that describes each sheet by civil districts covered > in case you want to purchase only the area where your ancestors lived. > Jim > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > This list is reserved for discussion of topics related to Giles County > Tennessee Genealogy. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNGILES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.19/1105 - Release Date: > 11/2/2007 11:04 AM > >