Lori, The site Philip mentions is exactly what you are looking for. I didn't learn about it until I took the Sayre's land course at SLIG last year. It is quite handy for creating limited-purpose maps for client reports. Best, Janis Walker Gilmore Pawleys Island, SC On Nov 15, 2012, at 5:16 AM, Philip Weiss wrote: > Lori, > > A source of freely available maps is the National Atlas. Produced by the > federal government, they are public domain. > > http:// <http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/reference.html> > www.nationalatlas.gov<http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/reference.html> > /printable/ <http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/reference.html> > reference.html <http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/reference.html> > > Hope this helps. > > Philip. > > On Nov 15, 2012 1:05 AM, > <transitional-genealogists-forum-request@<transitional-genealogists-forum-request@rootsweb.com> > rootsweb.com <transitional-genealogists-forum-request@rootsweb.com>> wrote: > >> Message: 3 >> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:40:08 -0500 >> From: Lori Lyn Price <pricegenealogy <pricegenealogy@gmail.com>@<pricegenealogy@gmail.com> > gmail.com <pricegenealogy@gmail.com>> >> Subject: [TGF] maps in the public domain >> >> Hello, >> >> I would like to use some basic maps for some of my genealogy talks, >> but am having trouble finding any that are clearly in the public >> domain. Examples of what I am looking for include a map of the US with >> the states outlined, or a state map with the counties outlined. All >> that I have found thus far is either copyrighted, or it's unclear if >> copyright applies. Please let me know if you know of any US or state >> maps that are in the public domain. >> >> Thanks! >> Lori Lyn > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message