Township and borough map. Useful for census work.

Government Land Warrants in North Strabane Twp.

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Pennsylvania Land Warrant Maps show the original warrants and patents for each township. You can obtain them from the Pennsylvania Division of Land Records. Also, the genealogical section of the Citizens Library has reduced size copies that may be photocopied for your personal use.

See the land purchase page to gain an understanding of what the information on these maps means.

Information on these maps includes:

• Original boundries of land grants
• Name of the person to whom land was warranted
• Date of warrant
• Acreage
• Name of the plot (as was customary at the time)
• Name of the person to whom the land was patented
• Date of patent

The maps are produced by the diazo blue process and their size varies from 22" x 30" and upward. Prices start at about $5 each and varies depending on the number of tracts in the amp. For Washington County, maps average 77 tracts (ranging from 44 to 148).

Maps are available for the following: Allen, Amwell, East Bethlehem, upper section West Bethlehem, lower section West Bethlehem, Blaine, Buffalo, Canton, Carroll, Cecil, Chartiers, Cross Creek, Donegal, Fallowfield, East Finley, West Finley, Hanover, Hopewell, Independence, Jefferson, Morris, Mt. Pleasant, N. Franklin - S. Franklin - Washongton Boro., Nottingham, Peters, East Pike Run, West Pike Run, Robinson, Smith, Somerset, N. Strabane, S. Strabane, Union.

To purchase these maps, write to the Pennsylvania Division of Land Records.

Caldwell's Atlas of Washington County. Caldwell's Atlas was published in 1876. It is a wonderful genealogical tool because it contains a map for each township and borough of the era. The maps have churches and schools designated, and the names the owner of the farms in the townships. Plats of the many small communities also appear, with lots designated by owner.

The Atlas is available at the Citizens Library and it is available on microfilm which has been distributed to many major libraries.

Additionally, the atlas lists contributors by township. A large number of citizens contributed and therefore you may also find out how many acres were in their holding, what their major crop or stock interests were, and when they settled in the county, etc.

Finally, numerous pen and ink drawings are interspersed throughout the atlas including:

• Homesteads and farms from throughout the county
• Major government buildings
• Stores and commercial buildings
• Churches and schools

County General Highway Map . This 3' x 4' map is produced by the Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation in cooperation with the US Dept. of Transportation.

It shows:

• Accurate township and borough boundries
• Locations of churches and cemeteries
• Named creeks, streams, runs
• Roads from Interstates to county roads to gravel roads to "primitive" roads (16 different grades of roads)
• Much more detail (schools, government centers, different classes of tunnels, bridges, and railrods, etc.)
• Insets of almost all boroughs and small communities.

Copies of the map are available at nominal cost from:

Township zoning maps. These maps, in addition to zoning boundries, contain current property boundires with notations of acreage and owner. If you find yourself having to work backwards through the county deed books, this is an excellent place to start since deeds back-reference the previous owner.

The maps also reference local roads by name that otherwise show up only by road number on other maps.

Purchase zoning maps from the municipal governments for which they are produced.

Current land plat maps. The tax accessor needs to know who owns what land, so at the County Accessor's office you will find plat books showing current ownership.

The County Tax Accessor's office can be reached at (412)228-6850.