Overlaying Maps

[Jbabycsx]

So I’m looking for information on how to go about overlaying historical maps of my area with current maps. Is this something any of you have done that can explain how you do it? I’m guessing it’s as simple as printing both maps in the same scale?

 

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[Got-Good-Tones]

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[Gaspipe]

Here’s my crude way of overlaying old maps and current maps . Get your old map with roads , home locations etc , then get a piece of tracing acetate (paper) , lay it on your old map and trace it roads homesites , whatever you want to find . Now go to your computer and pull up google earth of the area. Tape the tracing paper on the computer screen and move , zoom in or out to line up the google earth image to your tracing of the old map and get the best possible match. I use roads and intersections of roads.Drag the push pin icon to each location you want to find and you’ll get a GPS coordinate. You’ll be amazed how accurate the old maps can be and therefore how accurate the GPS cord will be . Hope this helps. MAGA and KAG

 

[villagenut]

Historic aeriels .com

 

[Jason in Enid]

I think this is what you are looking for. Instructions for how to add historical map overlays to the current google-earth satellite images.

GPS integration ? Google Earth and image overlays - The Silver Fiend

 

[Jbabycsx]

Historic aerials showed me exactly what I was looking for! Thanks everyone!

 

[villagenut]

Historic aerials has a feature that lets you drag an overlay over another.....pretty darn accurately at that.

 

[Jbabycsx]

So this is what I’m trying to locate. It’s a school that was across the dirt road next to my land. Assuming that this picture was taken from that road, how far do you think it is from the road? Maybe 25-30 yards? There are no signs of the school that I have ever seen. I suspect those three oak trees may help with pinpointing the location.

 

[Jbabycsx]

 

[Got-Good-Tones]

Jbabycsx,

Looks to be about 113 feet to front edge of steps (In your photo) from edge of Newtown road...see screen capture from Goggle Earth...will see a outline of a building in the screen capture...

Got-Good-Tones

 

[Jbabycsx]

Interesting. That’s nowhere near where I was told the school was. That’s about an eighth mile away and currently in someone’s front yard! Lol I guess I will try and get permission to poke around. Thanks!

 

[Got-Good-Tones]

Jbabycsx,

No problem...did some poking around on the internet...That's the GPS coordinates given for the school location. Seems to match up to building layout (Long & Narrow)...and traffic pattern coming out front doors...and the door to the right of the front door. If you look closely at the front of the building shadow...you'll see a very faint pattern that matches up to the respective doors...

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[Got-Good-Tones]

Jbabycsx,

Just for fun & giggles...found another document showing the "Esla School" dated 1958...showing that location for the school...but not the school per se. Just that it was there at one point in time... If you go to 100% on the magnification...and look down left side of image...will see numbers...look between 3565 & 3566...and about an inch or so in will see a black square...that would be "Esla School"...or at least where it was at one time..

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