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Re: County maps of Virginia - pre Civil War
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Joy King <[log in to unmask]>
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Joy King <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 20 May 2002 10:56:25 -0400
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Eric,

I have always relied on the county maps of Virginia as shown in Thorndale
and Dollarhide, MAP GUIDE TO THE U.S. FEDERAL CENSUSES, 1790-1920.  Are you
saying the VA county lines in this book are not accurate?

Joy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Grundset, Eric" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: County maps of Virginia - pre Civil War


> There are few contemporaneous maps of Virginia counties for 1790 and 1800
> that show clear boundaries that can be matched up with modern
jurisdictions.

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