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2006-08-12 10:14:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Studying Abroad
go to the office of records in your city. They may be able to help you. Normally, your city or town will keep its record of addresses, homeowners, etc.
I found out from my borough that where I lived was the old coal miners store for the town.
Good Luck,,, happy hunting.
2006-08-12 10:22:49 · answer #1 · answered by wahspeteacher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were no individualized addresses 100 years ago. Everything was general delivery. For example if you wanted to send a parcel to John Doe living in Baltimore, MD, you'd address the parcel to John Doe, General Delivery, Baltimore, Maryland.
The same goes if John Doe lived in Sacramento, California. As the cities grew, this became increasingly confusing as multiple John Doe's resided in Baltimore or Sacramento.
Soon after the turn of the century, congress approved Rural Free Delivery (RFD) which provided mail to be delivered to your door, even if you didn't live in a city. As more towns grew, Zip codes were assigned to each town. Zip stand for "Zoning Improvement Plan". Towns then registered their name of a post office with the United State Postal Service in Washington, DC, and we have had mail delviered ever since. One town in WV wanted a Post Office and couldn't agree on a name for the town, so they named it "Wewanta" meaning "We want a post office." Similar occurrences happened all over the country.
If your town had a different name 100 years ago, you can always check at your local library or historical society to find out what the former name of your town was. For example, Memphis, TN was once Chickasaw Bluffs, TN. Many towns took on the name of industry leaders, or whatever resource the town relied on for its livlihood.
2006-08-12 10:29:55 · answer #2 · answered by kwahaddi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The local library should have copies of old maps, photos, etc.
If not, your city or county records office will have info on who the past owners were, land uses, maps, etc. OH -- while you're at the library (or online) ask if there is a historical society in your area.
Colleges and Universitiy librarys are a good source too.
2006-08-12 10:27:46 · answer #3 · answered by jagfanantic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can go to your state county tax assessors office and pull up the parcel number. And do an historical evaluation. You can also look up Property site assessments on your local govt. web site. And get information on how to!
2006-08-12 12:20:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow you must be old, no wonder you dont remember.
2006-08-12 10:18:34 · answer #5 · answered by kristycordeaux 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋