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	topo maps « on: December 13, 2010, 11:31:38 am »

I would like to find old topography maps of the county i live in.I live in Newton county,Georgia. Also the property i own is along a river bottom that was farmed since the early 1800's ,but is grown over now. When we cleared part of it to build our house i found a lot of broken china and a few wheat cents along with several arrow heads. My question is Where should i begin searching? This area was a thriving community in the early 1800's,but after the depression most families moved away.I know i asked alot of different questions but i am a newbie.

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	Re: topo maps « Reply #1 on: December 13, 2010, 11:38:25 am »

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Your local library and historical archives should have old maps and other info that will be of help to you.

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	Re: topo maps « Reply #2 on: December 13, 2010, 06:34:38 pm »

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http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/histcountymaps/newtonhistmaps.htm

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	Re: topo maps « Reply #3 on: December 16, 2010, 09:41:54 pm »

IF YOU HAVE A LOCAL UNIVERSITY THEN THAT IS WHERE I WOULD GO. THEY USUALLY HAVE LOTS OF TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS, AND BEING A UNIVERSITY, THEY WILL KEEP THE OLDER MAPS. SINCE YOU HAVE A COMPUTER I WOULD ALSO CONSIDER A GPS AND A GOOD MAP PROGRAM FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA. I USE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MISSOURI TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND IT IS GREAT. IT EASILY INTERFACES WITH MY GPS AND I CAN BOTH DOWNLOAD AND UPLOAD WAYPOINTS AND TRACKS. INVALUABLE AS A TOOL FOR FINDING SPOTS AND LOGGING FINDS.

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	Re: topo maps « Reply #4 on: December 17, 2010, 11:23:55 am »

Thank you to everyone for their ideas. I have tried some of these, others i'll get to over the holidays. Merry Christmas to all !!!

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	Re: topo maps « Reply #5 on: December 18, 2010, 07:25:02 pm »

Keep in mind that, the earliest detailed surveys in the United States were made by the ?Topographical Bureau of the Army,? formed during the War of 1812. The first work of national mapping was completed by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1878. Just thought you might want to know....

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	Re: topo maps « Reply #6 on: December 18, 2010, 08:09:19 pm »

Thanks for the info.

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	Re: topo maps « Reply #7 on: December 18, 2010, 09:39:32 pm »

Seems to me if you found the broken ceramics then you might be right on top of a old homestead. That is a good sign, The dishware will tell you the date they lived there and their economic status also. If you researched it. The coins will also. All of this should get you close in dating the site. Sorry I got off track. But good stuff you want to do with the maps

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	Re: topo maps « Reply #8 on: May 02, 2011, 08:20:41 pm »

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. It has google type maps of mining claims, but you can switch over to topo maps.

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is a goldmine (pardon the pun) of topo maps. You can download digital topo maps for free. The site has "layers" and historic maps too. This is a very cool site and is ADDICTING!

Hint: Zoom in on the area you're interested in exploring. I found old camps and buildings and things like schools and post offices that weren't visible until I zoomed in close.

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	Re: topo maps « Reply #9 on: May 08, 2011, 10:17:16 pm »

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