COLUMBIA
CHAPTER
SOUTH
CAROLINA
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Presentation
to Columbia Chapter, SCGS
April
14, 2003
By
Charlton Bowers
Some
Sources of Maps
S. C.
Dept of Transportation, City and County maps of SC.
955
Park St., in basement room G-19-B. Phone 803-737-4533
County
Maps; 18" x 24",
$0.75 ... 36" x 42", $1.00
City
Maps, depending on size of city,
from 10 cents to a dollar.
S. C.
Dept. of Land Resources, Grid, Topographic, Aerial Photographic,
and
NOAA Nautical Charts. 2231 Devine St.
Phone
803-734-9180
Topo Map Quadrangles of SC. $7.20
each.
Maps
over the Internet:
(you
will need a high speed internet connection or a lot of patience)
Library
of Congress Map Collections: Collections of maps from year 1500 to
2003.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
Microsoft
Terraserver Home Page: Topo Maps and Aerial Photos of most anywhere
in the United States. Photos can be zoomed in to one meter resolution.
http:
/ /terraserver. microsoft.
Com/default. aspx
Satellite
Images. (check gallery of recent photos)
http://www.
spaceimaging.com/
United
States Geological Survey Mapping Information.
http://mapping.usgs.gov
Compute
Magnetic Compass Correction for your location (from year 1900 to 2005):
Hint: Enter your zip code and it will calculate your Latitude and
Longitude
for you.
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/seg/gmap/ftldsnthl.pl
Compute
Magnetic Compass Correction for your location (prior to 1900).
Note
this site is currently being updated and is temporarily "offline". It
is
expected to be restored soon.
http: /
/www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/potfld/ushd.shtml
More
than you want to know about the Global Positioning System (GPS)
http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/gps/gps_f.
html
South
Carolina State Highway Maps on line.
http://sciway.net/maps/highways.html
To
order SC State Maps.
http://www.sedot.org/getting/maps.html
South
Carolina Place Names Index:
http://george.peabody.yale.edu/gnis/SC.html
Historic
maps of early South Carolina
http://sciway.net/hist/aps/
United
States Digital Map Library
http://www.rootsweb.corn!-usgenweb/maps/table2.html
Topographic
Maps Online
http://www.topozone.com/
National
Geographic Society Maps
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/