I was just reminded of a technique I've used effectively to match old deeds and surveys to current maps to help find our ancestors property in rural areas. Many people understand that the names of the roads change over time but don't realize that the location of the streets change also as do property lines when adjacent properties are consolidated or subdivided. Years ago Microsoft put together a free prototype web site called terraserver at http://terraserver.microsoft.com (not terraserver.com which is a pay for service knock-off). This site has sattelite or aerial photography of most of the United States that is correlated to topographical maps which have current streets and buildings, etc. marked on them. You can pan or zoom in on either map and then click a button and switch to the other. If you know what to look for the photographs will clearly show both the old and new boundaries. The clues to look for are shadows and lines of trees and other vegetation that grow along fences. Roads that have been removed also show clearly since the ground was often leveled with ditches along the sides that will show up as shadows and continuous indentations along the ground. I have seen instances where you could not tell a road had been there when you were at the actual site but when looking from above it is very clear and lines up perfectly with the early surveys. Paul Redden www.yesterbooks.com