Road to?

As a lurker on Bus-Lib, I was intrigued by a request and responses about county maps, and since I love looking at atlases, thought this was a good segue into historical maps. and current statistics.

First the current stuff. We all need demographics, and if you haven't done so already bookmark this site from the Census Bureayu: the State and County Quick facts. There is a thematic map currently being tested which allows you to choose your state and see topics such as population changes, number of persons under 18, persons per square mile, etc.

The site I had the most fun with was the National Atlas.gov which has interactive maps, multimedia maps, printable maps, and more. In the interactive map link, under find a place, I located my home town and could locate an aerial photograph of the town. Really impressive, but I digress.

Historical atlases also offer many choices online

George Fox University has a PDF site with instruction on using a Bible Atlas.

The University of Calgary library has a great list of online religious atlases

As far as Religion--mainly Protestantism-- in the United States, check out Mapping the Mainline, a part of the ECAI e publication Series

Since I haven't tried downloading these maps, I don't know how easy they are to use, but they do look intriguing.

May you find your way without having to ask too many directions!