{"id":1540,"date":"2026-02-15T11:17:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T16:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wickson.net\/blog\/?page_id=1540"},"modified":"2026-02-15T11:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T16:17:31","slug":"county-atlas-index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wickson.net\/blog\/county-atlas-index\/","title":{"rendered":"County Atlas Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Canadian County Atlas Digital Project Index<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>During the period<\/strong> from about 1875 to 1884, publishers produced books which were referred to as \u201chistorical atlases\u201d of most of the counties of Ontario. These included township and town maps, details of residents and businesses who paid for summaries to be included, and other details. 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