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US Census Bureau Maps for Pennsylvania
- Census Tract Maps -- US goverment works are not covered by U.S. Copyright law.
- An easy-to-use source of the same information is Home Town Locator. Click on the county, then the Cities tab, then the census-designate place name, then the maps tab. But be wary of any copyrighted information that might be combined with the census information. as per wikipedia's page on derivative works of US government works
Other sources of maps
- PASDA Pennsylvania online Atlas
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Maps

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 == Statewide Maps==
 * US Census Bureau Maps for Pennsylvania
-**[http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/2010ref/st42_tract.html Census Tract Maps]
+**[http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/2010ref/st42_tract.html Census Tract Maps] -- US goverment works are not covered by U.S. Copyright law.
-**Easier-to-use display of the same information:  [http://pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com/counties/ Home Town Locator]. Click on the county, then the Cities tab,  then the census-designate place name, then the maps tab.
+**An easy-to-use  source of the same information is [http://pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com/counties/ Home Town Locator]. Click on the county, then the Cities tab,  then the census-designate place name, then the maps tab. But be wary of any copyrighted information that might be combined with the census information.  [http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_status_of_work_by_the_U._S._government#Derivative_works_consisting_predominantly_of_government_works as per wikipedia's page on derivative works of US government works]
 * Other sources of maps
 ** [http://maps.psiee.psu.edu/paatlas/ PASDA Pennsylvania online Atlas]