How do I find old foundations?

[Treasureman25]

Hey guys I'm lookin all over the net for maps of my town..old old maps preferably. There's a lot of farm fields here now. Hoping I can find where a foundation has been plowed into a field. Can any of you point me in the right direction or to a web site I can look at some old maps on??
Thanks

 

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[pippinwhitepaws]

straight lines are not natural...mostly...

google earth...
sit still in someplace you think is a good place to live...{in the woods,desert..ect} dips an bumps are signs of activity...

 

[JJohnson]

For basic research I use the following:

MyTopo: Historical Topographic Maps

Old Maps Online

eHistory at OSU | Official Records: Atlas

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Virginia Antique Maps and Historical Atlases - Historic Map Works

Also check to see if the county you are searching has a online "GIS" map site, most of the time they have a layer that shows "Historical" property. At a min. they will give you date built.

Good Luck...

 

[christo000]

I myself use historicmapworks.com buddy of mine showed me click on the Basic 1 its free & plenty of maps all very old

 

[Treasureman25]

Thankyou thankyou thankyou!!!! : )

 

[Poppa Relic]

Best map source ive found:

http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/topomaps/f?p=262:1:414820914777763