United States Genealogy

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Getting started with United States research
Info on getting started with research in the United States. What are the top record types? Time periods? Etc.

States
Click on a state to go to that state's page:

Research Tools

 * United States Record Selection Table
 * Printable Maps from the National Atlas of the United States -- The Reference and Outline Maps of the United States and of the individual states are of most value to a genealogist. Other types of maps are also available from this site.
 * Tracing Immigrant Origins
 * United States Census Bureau State and County Map. This map will allow you to zoom in on any State or County in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring Counties. This makes it easy to see close by locations where other relatives might have lived. This map shows current Counties, consult the individual State Maps section to find out about historical maps. You can even type in a county name in the search box to locate the county on the map.

Help Wanted
The United States page, the state pages, and the county pages need you! Here are some simple ways you can add information other researchers need!


 * Add links to the David Rumsey Map Collection for the state or county in question. For an example, see the Pennsylvania Portal.
 * Add each state or county's creation date and parent states/counties. This information can be found using the Place Search in the Family History Library Catalog.
 * Add links to digitized state and county histories. A large collection of such histories is Brigham Young University's Family History Archives. A shortcut to searching it for local histories is on the BYU-FHL Digital Books Collection page.
 * Wanna put your name in lights? The United States Maps page needs a major overhaul, and as soon as it's done I'd like to put it on the Featured Content section of this page. The current U.S. Maps page, which comes from our United States Research Outline, was written years ago with printed sources in mind. Today roughly 80% of a genealogist's needs for U.S. maps can be met by using a few incredible, free Websites. If you'd like to overhaul this page, have at it! For ideas, see the United States Maps discussion page.

Former Territories

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