Research Tools
Interesting, Fun & Useful Tools
for Online Genealogical Research
Genealogy Blogs (internet newsletters)Consumer Price Index (CPI)—Inflation Calculator
Adjusts for inflation, any $ amount, from the year 1800 to current (by Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis).Cost of Living Calculator
From 1913 to present.
Miscellaneous StuffRootsweb County Search
Historic Aerial Photographs Thesaurus of Geographic Names—by the Getty Information Institute U.S. Gazetteer—at U.S. Census Bureau General Town Information—at Town U.S.A. Zip Code Finder—United States Postal Service Zip Code Boundary Map—google map with zip code boundaries Mapquest—create a map by entering a street address Google Maps—create a map by entering a street address Yahoo! Maps—create a map by entering a street address Google/Yahoo! Map Comparison—side by side comparison USGS —United States Geological Survey How Far Is It? —calculates the difference between two places, and provides a map (Thanks to Robin Wallace for submitting this link!)
Get Latitude and Longitude from Google Map Get a Google map using Latitude and Longitude Get a Mapquest map using Latitude and Longitude Degrees, Minutes, Seconds and Decimal Degrees Latitude/Longitude Conversions Topographic Feature locator—find the latitude and longitude info, along with google map, for topo map features.
Historical California Maps—large list of collections, etc. on this page along with more general California maps.