Stream maps are very useful for placing deeds, particularly in the original colonies and other early states. The streams category includes rivers, creeks, runs, brooks, lakes, ponds, coastlines, islands and the like. They can also be helpful in placing deeds in cases the local roads have remained unchanged. Many old roads were run on property lines. Railroad maps generally have limited amounts of information on them, but can be particularly useful when you know the area you are researching has many railroad lines or where they are a significant local feature that will help you in deed placement.
Boundary maps show state and county boundaries and the boundaries of federal lands, forests, etc.
Boundary maps for the northeast commonly also contain town boundaries. Our maps do not contain feature names, such as stream names or route numbers, but DeedMapper allows you to add your own names to the maps. Even so, we recommend you have good county maps or USGS Topographic maps to complement the DeedMapper maps. The maps come on a separate diskette, along with instructions on how to install them into a project. Note also that you can order several map types for an area and we'll overlay them for you to create a composite map.