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Geography & Genealogy

Research the places where your ancestors lived with these geography and historical map references including maps, gazetteers, tips and tools, geographic place names, and more!
  1. Historical Maps (22)
  2. Place Names (17)

Map Adventures with Google

Plot your ancestors locations and travels on a map and experience a new way of looking at your family history. Google Maps and other free tools make this a fun, easy project for any genealogist.

My French Family Tree

This genealogy map built with Google Maps and MapBuilder shows the ancestral locations of my French family tree.

Mapping Out Your Family Tree

Maps are a very important, but often overlooked, tool for researching your family history. Learn how to use a variety of maps to track down facts about your ancestors.

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