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