This site helps me out a lot. Plat maps from yesteryear.

[fishbone3d]

http://www.historicmapworks.com/Browse/North_America/
Click on a state, and then a county. Pick your township.

 

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[goochas]

Very cool. Love those old maps. Yes, will come in handy. Thanks for sharing.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

just looked and of course there are none for louisiana....

 

[centfladigger]

they only let you look at 5 for free then you have to pay

 

[steelheadwill]

Great stuff! I looked at more than 5 for free, the overlays worked well.
answered a few questions I had about sites.
Thanks for sharing this

 

[scubaozzy]

thanks for the info !

 

[rem700]

Thanks, excellent site.

 

[Connecticut Sam]

I love free stuff.

 

[Gold Maven]

great site, thanks.

 

[Bum Luck]

There are more sites out there than this one.

Check out your historical societies, state & local. Ours has begun to scan stuff, which has been great, but of course, they are short on money because of budget cuts.

In our county, there are roughly 30 plat maps/books though the years, and only a few are on this site.

Don't forget your local library; often they can get really neat/obscure items for you to copy for pennies.

And remember to support the libraries and historical societies; they're great resources for us all.

 

[XLTer]

Great info for research. Thanks !

But , a word of caution when talking with Historical Society personal . Many years ago I did exactly as you mentioned and in the course of a conversation , I mentioned MDing older areas of the county . It was as if someone threw a light switch for attitude . Suddenly I felt as though I was viewed as a thief of historical sites . From that point on , my questions were answered with very short negative type responces . I got the hint and never returned unless I was buying more books for my collection on local history . Needless to say , I did NOT join the Society membership .

 

[bonuntr]

Awesome site...Thanks!

 

[Bum Luck]

Great info for research. Thanks !

But , a word of caution when talking with Historical Society personal . Many years ago I did exactly as you mentioned and in the course of a conversation , I mentioned MDing older areas of the county . It was as if someone threw a light switch for attitude . Suddenly I felt as though I was viewed as a thief of historical sites . From that point on , my questions were answered with very short negative type responces . I got the hint and never returned unless I was buying more books for my collection on local history . Needless to say , I did NOT join the Society membership .

Shouldn't have mentioned it.

 

[boogeyman]

they only let you look at 5 for free then you have to pay

Turn off cookies, then try it again!

 

[tadbitangelny]

Thanks great site.

 

[DiggyDog]

I'm glad to hear about your experience with the historical society. I've been doing research for my area here so I can metal detect. While doing so I found that my city had a very historical past. I have planned on attending my city's historical society tomorrow night. (3-21-12) I had decided to tell them my intentions about digging city artifacts. Until I found your post. I'm not going to say a word about metal detecting until I win them over and they trust me a little more.