MAPS OF USA, PENNSYLVANIA

MAPS OF USA, PENNSYLVANIA

I found this site this morning.   This particular link takes you to Maps of Pennsylvania, but hit the home button and you can search any site.

PENNSYLVANIA MAPS

PENNSYLVANIA MAPS

Sort of  "birds eye view" maps, not all cities.

MAPS OF PENNSYLVANIA

MAPS OF PENNSYLVANIA

Interesting site which I found quite by accident.  For the old maps you have to navigate them with the arrows on your keyboard.

PENNSYLVANIA WILL SEARCH AT FAMILY SEARCH

PROBATE RECORDS AT FAMILY SEARCH

I found this link on Facebook and it is a tutorial on how to search the probate records in Allegheny County, which uses the Russel Index System.   I must admit that I hate going to the City County Building and searching because of this index.

PRESENT DAY PENNSYLVANIA MAPS

PA COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP MAPS

Here is a link of maps in Pennsylvania,   it breaks down to each county and cities, townships and boroughs within each county.

CAMBRIA COUNTY PA

CAMBRIA COUNTY PA

If you have family in Cambria County PA, I just found this posting.

PA LAND AND PROPERTY RECORDS..

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Pennsylvania_Land_and_Property

Here is a link from the Family Search Wiki on resources and how to search Pennsylvania Land and Property Records.

GREAT LINKS FOR PA RESEARCH

Found this like today on the North Hills Genealogist Facebook site.

GENEALOGIST SLEUTH SEARCH

GENEALOGY BOOK LINKS

I just found this site today.   It is a collection of Genealogy Books and I was mainly looking at Pennsylvania.  GENEALOGY BOOK LINKS    The Pennsylvania site gave a short description and the location of the book.   The ones with the link "Pitt" seem to be located at the Historic Pittsburgh Site.