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Some data sources are OK to use as reference. Some data have copyright/license agreements that prevents us from using them.

US Census Bureau Maps for Pennsylvania
- Census Tract Maps -- US government works are not copyrighted under U.S. 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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 Some data sources are OK to use as reference. Some data have copyright/license agreements that prevents us from using them.
 * US Census Bureau Maps for Pennsylvania
-**[http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/2010ref/st42_tract.html Census Tract Maps] -- US goverment works are not copyrighted under U.S. law.
+**[http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/2010ref/st42_tract.html Census Tract Maps] -- US government works are not copyrighted under U.S. law.
 **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