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McGill University's Canadian County Atlas Digital Project is at ◊◊digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas. Between 1874 and 1881, 32 Ontario county atlases were produced, 17 by H. Belden & Co. and 8 by H.R. Page & Co. In total, 40 Ontario counties were covered. These atlases are an excellent resource for genealogist because names of residents were marked on the lots of the township maps. this web site has all of the names indexed and will show the location of the name on the township map. This site has an excellent locate of map feature, which shows you the location of a specific name on the large maps. Here is an example of part of one of the maps.
The Ontario Land Records Index information is at www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/virtualrr/info12.htm. The index itself is not available via the internet.
The 1870-1930 Western Land Grants database at ◊◊www.archives.ca/02/020111_e.html. To determine the meaning of the Western land references Sec/Twp/Rge/Mer coordinates, look at www.afhs.ab.ca/data/census/1906/geographic_tools.html Manitoba has a useful resource to show the western land organization of Section-Township-Range at www.gov.mb.ca/ia/programs/search_township_range.html. Maps are displayed showing the the township and section numbering system as in the following example.
To understand census areas, use the clickable map of the 1895 Electoral Atlas of Canada and the 1874 Map of Ontario counties at www.archives.ca/02/020151_e.html Geographical names of Canada are at geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. The government atlas of Canada is at http://atlas.gc.ca/site Ontario 1871 census district maps and Census District Maps for the 1901 census and the 1895 election are at www.archives.ca/02/020151_e.html
Ancestry links
Historical Atlas of Canada: Canada's History Illustrated with Original Maps
Ontario, Canada Land Gazetteer, 1875-1881
Canada, Alaska, Newfoundland & Labrador
Canada and Newfoundland: Early 20th Century Boundaries
Canada, 1994
Eastern Townships and South Western Quebec, Canada Land/Gazetteer Records: 1881
Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada Land/Gazetteer Records: 1879
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