The following are links to various interesting maps, and in some cases additional regional information, that were found in doing genealogical research on our family.
Map of Central Europe 1815-1866. This map shows the various Duchies, Grand Duchies and Kingdoms in the Germanic regions that our German and Bohemian ancestors came from.
Map of Central Europe 1860.
Map of Germany 1866-1871.
Map of Austria-Hungary distribution of nationalities. This is an interesting map because it shows where Germans lived in other regions in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Map of Bohemia in 1882, and regional information.
Map of Hessen areas in 1882, and regional information. By 1882, Hessen was no longer a Grand Duchy.
Map of Hanover in 1882, and regional information. By 1882, Hanover was no longer a Kingdom of its own.
Map of Eastern Prussia in 1882, and regional information.
Ancestry website map area.
Map showing U.S. Rates of Travel in 1830. This interesting map contains lines that show how long it took to get to various areas of the country in 1830, if you were starting from New York.
Map showing the same as the above, but for travel in 1857, 25 years later.
