maps

Here are two websites I have been using for maps. I overlay maps ( have them side by side) to find potential search sites. 1. Historical maps info: http://www.historicmapworks.com/Browse/North_America/ You can find locations of lots old buildings. 2. acre value: https://www.acrevalue.com/...

I am looking at Civil War maps for troop movements, battle areas, camp sites. On the civil war maps my main key for locating on a modern map are creeks. But in this one case the difference in a confluence of one smaller creek to a larger creek on the civil war map is about a mile west of the...

I've seen a few recent posts asking for help in how to find detecting spots near where the original poster lives. One thing that might be overlooked (by newbies especially) is street and road name clues. These days, fewer folks are using a book of maps for the area where we live or in adjacent...

I am in north Atlanta area and have been researching old home sites using Historic Aerials. I have been successful at finding old home sites where the home is gone but the area is now in a public or semi-public area. Can some of you guys and gals who have used this research tool share some of...

To help locate ancient settlements in Europe, I have found a technique I have used over the last three years that has worked very well for me. I now share this with you all. The first part is understand where ancient people lived. They did not live in cities and towns. Very few even lived...

http://www.openculture.com/2014/03/new-york-public-library-puts-20000-hi-res-maps-online.html Enjoy!

I like to use Google Earth to scan farm fields for signs of old (ancient in my case) settlements. When you live on the land, you change its soil composition and structure. Even after a thousand years and annual plowing, you can't hide the fact that soil has been disturbed by something different...

Hey everyone, I'm Matt. New to the site, but have been detecting on and off about 8 years now.. I know this has been asked before, but does anyone know of any sites or alternative ways of getting old aerial maps/pictures of places, more specifically South Carolina. I found a site (for the UK)...