This came from another list and might interest those of you with ancestors in TX, VA, or the NE state Fran Namotka The LDS has made available on microfiche the holdings of the Library of Congress collection of pre-20th century land ownership maps. This set contains 1449 county maps relating to 1041 counties, concentrate mostly in the Northeast and North Central states, and VA, CA and TX. Approximately one-third of all US counties are represented in the collection. The great majority of the maps were prepared between 1840 and 1900. Many of the maps contain sketches of homesteads and family members around the margins, some have portions of wills and heir information (incl: the married names of daughters), and the progression of land ownership over the years. A few contain Indexes.. The fiche begin with number 6079238, and run through to 6081181. A listing can be found in the LDS catalogue under United States-Maps, and under United States-Land and Property. Previously, copies of these maps were available throught the Library of Congress for between $50 and $75 EACH. Now, you can xerox them from the 15 cent fiche.... > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~