I believe I have seen that one in the stores, but I have never used it.
John Sessoms wrote:
>> From:
>> graywolf
>>
>> Even the ones that aren't there anymore. I assume you mean the DeLorme
>> map book. Back before I became too poor to buy gasoline I was a
>> serious back-roader, and could not pass up a road to nowhere.
>>
>> BTW, Mortimer NC is a nice place to visit. I could not believe a
>> two-digit highway actually turned to dirt on the way.
>>
>> -graywolf
>
> It's not the DeLorme book.
>
> The book I have has copies of the county maps made by the NC DOT. The
> counties are in alphabetical order, just plain black & white with a blue
> overprint of symbols for state parks, county seats etc.
>
> http://www.ncdot.org/it/gis/DataDistribution/CountyMapTIFs/
>
> It's these DOT GIS maps in book form with a paragraph blurb about each
> county & some other graphics (drawings of small wildlife ...) thrown in.
> Book is about 13" x 19". The NC DOT offers a version of this book with
> the full size maps, but it's about $160. I think that one sells to civil
> engineers & surveyors who can write it off as a business expense.
>
> UNC Library has a copy in their North Carolina Collection under "One
> Hundred Or So Good North Carolina Reference Sources" - the number is the
> UNC Library call number.
>
> FCR912 P97 1989
> Puetz, C. J. /North Carolina County Maps./ Lyndon Station, Wisconsin:
> County Maps, 1996.
> Includes all one hundred county maps with a brief history of each county
> and quick facts on the state. Includes identification of major roads and
> landmarks. Large format makes for an ease of use.
>
> Went out to the car and got the book ... on the contents page it says:
>
> "COUNTY MAPS is a unit of THOMAS PUBLICATIONS, LTD.
> Puetz Place, Lyndon Station, WI 53944"
>
> "County Map Books, similar in size and containing all county maps are
> available for the states of: Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky,
> Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia,
> and Wisconsin. For copies of any of our publications address:
> COUNTY MAPS - Puetz Place - Lyndon Station, WI 53944 - 608-666-3331"
>
> I see them for sale every once in a while in major bookstore chains
> around here, and I believe some camping supply stores will have them. I
> know a couple of the REI stores here in the triangle area carry them.
>
> WaldenBooks/Borders Books/Amazon.com has a used one on offer.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/338vkn
>
> I'm on my third copy, having literally worn out two previous editions. I
> originally got it as an aid in navigating eastern NC because the main
> highways were often not the most efficient route from one small town to
> another.
>
> While the maps are out of date, because they don't show a number of
> changes, particularly new 4-lanes on US 64 east of Tarboro, NC and US
> 421 northwest of Wilkesboro, the numbered county roads hardly change at
> all, other than some dirt roads shown are now paved roads.
>
>
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