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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
- Pennsylvania Counties Script -- outlines of all counties in PA
- Census Tract Maps -- US government works are not copyrighted under U.S. law.
- Be wary of census information available from other providers like Home Town Locator -- it might be compbined with other copyrighted information. Click on the county, then the Cities tab, then the census-designate place name, then the maps tab. 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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 **[//greasyfork.org/en/scripts/11470-wme-counties-pennsylvania-census-2014 Pennsylvania Counties Script] -- outlines of all counties in PA
 **[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]
+**Be wary of census information available from other providers like [http://pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com/counties/ Home Town Locator] -- it might be compbined with other copyrighted information. Click on the county, then the Cities tab,  then the census-designate place name, then the maps tab.   [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]