How do you make a map like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Manchester_Hartford.png that shows the location of a town in its county for a Wikipedia entry?
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My guess is you start by scanning in an image and  use Microsoft Paint or some other image editor to change the image to what you want.
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ESRI, it aint cheap, but it is strictly made for maps like that. autocad map will do it too, but not as easy, but its a little cheaper. you could look at google earth too.
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Map repository, or try the library of congress' website.
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Try this website: http://www.wunderground.com. Once there, type in your desired city name. Once you are there, scroll down a bit and look for the section "History & Almanac". Click "Go" by the date and that will bring up another page. That should tell you the YTD precip.\n\nHope this helps!
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it's a physical map of michigan that actually shows u the counties :P
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Many old city directories available online.  Many of them are in PDF format, so you can search by address rather than name. Just google the name of your town and the words "city directory".\n\nFor example, this site:  http://dca.tufts.edu/features/bostonstreets/people/directories.html\noffers the city directories for Boston for a number of years from 1845 to 1925.\n\nYou can also search the census through 1930 for your address.  \n\nMost public libraries have the census available through ancestry.com or heritagequest.com for free.  You may be able to access the services from home using your library card.
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Also show them www.mapquest.com - a great site.
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you can try it with google earth (must be downloaded) or you could try to go to mapquest.com and that should help you.  Hopw this helped!
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what are you saying?  I have no idea.    \n\nIf you want maps try this:\n\nMaps from the U.S. Geological Survey, the federal government’s civilian mapmaking agency, cover a wide range of areas around the world.  Included are free teacher packets: Map Adventures (k-3) and What Do Maps Show? (elementary and middle school).  For more information, call 1-800-USA-MAPS.
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1st is tons of links.\n2nd is great site for what you want.\n3rd is simpler map.
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This is not the sort of thing that can easily be explained online! Find a friend or someone who can give you a short practical lesson.\nThe main things to know are - the scale of the map and what the key means, e.g. blue = water
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go to: http://maps.yahoo.com/dd
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For a modern physical map:\nhttp://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/world_physical_2006.pdf\n\nModern political map:\nhttp://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/world_political_ref01.pdf\n\nHistorical maps:\nThe David Rumsey collection has scanned their maps at scales so huge they cannot be downloaded all at once. You need to view online, or grab screenshots. Use their search tool with the keyword "world" to find some of these.\nhttp://www.davidrumsey.com/view.html
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Go to mapquest.com!  I'd do it for you, but I don't know what state you're looking for...:/
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i don't know about a site but there is a computer program you can get that is the best we've ever used it's called Mirosoft map point, do a search online.It is very expensive but we just got the latest version for 65.00. Which is way below market price. If you do not have a lap top, Rand McNally has a road atlas that has all that infornmation, you can get at any truck stop. Be safe out there!!
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mapquest.com\n\n??????
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Its in the north??\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England\n\nthe link has a map