I use the US Zip Code book, found the purchase price to be well worth it Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Popovich" <busia@mindspring.com> To: <WIMILWAU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 7:59 PM Subject: Re: [WiMilwau] county help needed > http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/core/wisconsin_cities_towns_and_villages.html > The above site provides a list of many (though not all) Wisconsin cities, > towns and villages, but doesn't put them in counties. Many of the town > websites do, however, include a short history. > > The method I use for determining which county a town is in takes 2 steps: > > I find the town using the index to my Rand-McNally Road Atlas. The Atlas > also indexes the counties. However, county lines can be difficult to read on > Rand-McNally, so I then turn to my trusty old (at least 35 years!) Hammond > Atlas. The county lines are clearly drawn on the Hammond maps. Not every > town is shown, which is why you also need the Rand-McNally. > > If you decide to invest in these references, be sure you get the Hammond > CITATION Atlas. It's this version that has the county lines (as well as > province lines for foreign countries) clearly delineated. The Hammond > Citation Atlas also clearly marks the county seats. > > Mary Popovich > Busia's Roots, Professional Genealogy > > ______________________________