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Goal 8: Learn about Rhode Island maps and gazetteers.
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ALearn about Rhode Island maps and gazetteers.
Summary
- Learn about the history of Rhode Island maps.
- Find out how Rhode Island gazetteers can help you in your research.
- Learn about Rhode Island maps in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Rhode Island Maps
AC—Wiki: Rhode_Island Maps - Learn about Rhode Island gazetteers in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Rhode Island Gazetteers - Explore FamilySearch Places to learn about place names in Rhode Island, from 1636-1776, or 1776 to present.
- Access interactive maps and atlases of Rhode Island on the
MapsofUS site. - Find Rhode Island towns and communities on the RoadsideThoughts site.
B Explore Rhode Island maps and gazetteers.
- Explore the David Rumsey collection of Rhode Island maps.
- Explore the Perry-Castaneda site for maps of Rhode Island.
- Explore historical Rhode Island maps on the Historic Map Works site.
- Explore the Old Maps Online site for Rhode Island maps.
- Explore the Old Maps of Rhode Island on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore Sanborn Insurance Maps in the Library of Congress.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for maps and gazetteers. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
