One other possibility occurs. During the civil war a number of Virginia
maps were made (many including names of property holders). They're
stored<http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps/> and
accessible at the Library of Congress. I deleted your original query
so don't know what location you need.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps/
Phyllis Solter
On 05/18/2011 1:26 PM, Aurelia Brooks wrote:
> Thanks Kathy, That's what I have been trying to do...and it is tedious but may
> garner some results. Many farms were broken up to build individual homes or
> tracts of homes and streets were not named. I was looking for a map or
> coordinates of how and where the census takers began their visits in a
> particular area. I can see that isn't answer.
>
> Thanks to those who answered and if any others ideas pop up, please send them
> on.
>
> Aurelia
>
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