Click here: Google Earth - Home I ran across this site in PC World's magazine today and checked it out. It's a free download and once you have it downloaded and installed, just type in an area and the image will zoom in on it. One of it's best features I think is it actually showed cemeteries and you can click on them and get directions. When you type in a location name just select all the boxes of things to look for in that area. In my first try I did Branchland, WV and was shown all the stores, churches, cemeteries, schools, etc., in the area. This is a great tool if your not sure where a church or cemetery is located. So far, all that I have seen were named. Lora

Google Earth is, indeed, a great feature, and I use it regularly. But don't miss what GNIS has to offer -- I've been able to use it to zoom in on cemeteries, neighborhoods, etc., for years: http://geonames.usgs.gov/redirect.html . Another nice thing about the GNIS is that it recognizes defunct geographic names. So if you're looking for a certain creek that was mentioned in an old will, the GNIS might be able to help you. Mary Richardson At 09:02 PM 7/17/2006, Lora wrote: >Click here: Google Earth - Home > >I ran across this site in PC World's magazine today and checked it out. It's >a free download and once you have it downloaded and installed, just type in >an area and the image will zoom in on it. One of it's best features >I think is >it actually showed cemeteries and you can click on them and get directions. >When you type in a location name just select all the boxes of things to look >for in that area. In my first try I did Branchland, WV and was shown all the >stores, churches, cemeteries, schools, etc., in the area. This is a >great tool >if your not sure where a church or cemetery is located. So far, all that I >have seen were named.