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Ancient County Names

Census enumerators often use ancient counties names. Listed are the counties that are affected & their alternative, old name.

British History Online - Maps

Digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. Historic Ordnance Survey maps in 1:10,560 scale for each county in Scotland.

Findmypast $

Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Join Findmypast and you

Gazetteer of British Place Names

Contains the ancient or geographical County of over 50,000 place names in Britain along with modern administrative areas information.

GENUKI: Administrative Areas of Scotland

Shows ancient counties and their modern successors.

National Library of Scotland - Counties of Scotland, 1580-1928 - Kirkcudbrightshire

Historical maps.

Old-Maps - The Online Repository of Historic Maps

Ordnance Survey Town Plans, 1847-1895

Over 1,900 sheets covering 62 towns in Scotland with the most detailed maps ever surveyed by Ordnance Survey.

ScotlandsPlaces - County of Kirkcudbrightshire

ScotlandsPlaces is a website that allows users to search across different national databases using geographic locations.