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 > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html