Post by bmoses on Jan 19, 2008 1:00:11 GMT -5
You’ll have to create an account first, but the Bexar County Clerk’s office has digital historical records dating from 1837 to 1963. Included are records pertaining to cemeteries, deeds, marriage licenses, and wills (among other things) www.countyclerk.bexar.landata.com/.
The Texas General Land Office Map Collection has copies of many historic maps, some that are quite rare and invaluable. You can preview most of the collection online but clean prints run about $20 a piece (+s/h) wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/arcmaps/ArcMapsLookup.cfm?Customer=62185421-08018
On this site there are some very rare maps such as this plan of the City of San Antonio, by Lieutenant E. Sandcliff, Engineer in charge of the Topographic Bureau. The map shows streets and roads and was prepared during Mexican War probably in 1846 when General John Woll's forces were in San Antonio before beginning their march into Mexico wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/arcmaps/ArcMapsDisplay.cfm?intCounter=88603.
One of the best sites I’ve found for digital historic maps is the University of Texas Libraries’ Perry-Castañeda Map Collection. Some of the better links here are:
Hands down the best site covering the prehistoric Texas is Texas Beyond History. This is possibly the best online storehouse of archaeological information in the United States if not the world - and the site continues to grow! There’s great information on historic sites here, too. Watch out, you could end up spending some serious time in here www.texasbeyondhistory.net.
The Texas General Land Office Map Collection has copies of many historic maps, some that are quite rare and invaluable. You can preview most of the collection online but clean prints run about $20 a piece (+s/h) wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/arcmaps/ArcMapsLookup.cfm?Customer=62185421-08018
On this site there are some very rare maps such as this plan of the City of San Antonio, by Lieutenant E. Sandcliff, Engineer in charge of the Topographic Bureau. The map shows streets and roads and was prepared during Mexican War probably in 1846 when General John Woll's forces were in San Antonio before beginning their march into Mexico wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/arcmaps/ArcMapsDisplay.cfm?intCounter=88603.
One of the best sites I’ve found for digital historic maps is the University of Texas Libraries’ Perry-Castañeda Map Collection. Some of the better links here are:
- The Texas Maps section, www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/texas.html;
- Historic Maps of Texas, www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_texas.html;
- Historic City Maps of Texas, www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/historic_tex_cities.html;
- and Historic Topographic Maps – you’ll need to know the quadrangle, though www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/texas/.
Hands down the best site covering the prehistoric Texas is Texas Beyond History. This is possibly the best online storehouse of archaeological information in the United States if not the world - and the site continues to grow! There’s great information on historic sites here, too. Watch out, you could end up spending some serious time in here www.texasbeyondhistory.net.