County Road Maps

[eric1978]

Anyone know where you can get county road maps, preferably for FREE

[fishinwrench]

http://www.modot.mo.gov/newsandinfo/CountyMaps.htm

There ya go. Just costs a little ink

This one is even better....just click to zoom

http://www.bing.com/maps/?vendor=google&am...mp;pkw=missouri

[eric1978]

Thanks buddy. Figured you'd know.

[Al Agnew]

If somebody was willing to part with their OLD Missouri Conservation Atlas from MDC, the old one used the county maps as their base maps...for $15 you got maps of every county in the state. Sure wish they hadn't changed that on the later editions...the maps in them are really pretty but not easy to read nor do they have as much road info.

[ness]

If somebody was willing to part with their OLD Missouri Conservation Atlas from MDC, the old one used the county maps as their base maps...for $15 you got maps of every county in the state. Sure wish they hadn't changed that on the later editions...the maps in them are really pretty but not easy to read nor do they have as much road info.

I've got that atlas. I use it for research at home, but man they're ugly and hard to read.

I like my Delorme Street Atlas software a lot -- Over the years I've customized them with text, icons, reg boundaries, access, parking, points of interest, etc. I print them off and keep them in a notebook. If I find something new, I add it and print a new one. I can control the scale, detail level, etc.

My backup is the red Delorme book. It's got pretty good detail, but a lot of times the scale isn't right for me.

[eric1978]

I've got that atlas. I use it for research at home, but man they're ugly and hard to read.

I like my Delorme Street Atlas software a lot -- Over the years I've customized them with text, icons, reg boundaries, access, parking, points of interest, etc. I print them off and keep them in a notebook. If I find something new, I add it and print a new one. I can control the scale, detail level, etc.

My backup is the red Delorme book. It's got pretty good detail, but a lot of times the scale isn't right for me.

Does Delorme have county roads on it?

[fishinwrench]

Check your email. I scanned a page from Delorme and sent it to you.

tried to post it here but it wouldn't fly

[Al Agnew]

Only problem with the Delorme atlases is that they don't differentiate between public county roads and private roads. In most cases they name the public roads either by number or by name, but it still can get a bit confusing when you're looking for a road. The county road maps show all public roads and selected private ones, but the private ones are depicted with a different symbol. However, I wouldn't be without Delorme atlases for every state I visit, and I carry the Missouri atlas in both vehicles as well as another copy that stays in the house. I also have their software, but don't use it much because I like to have the actual book in front of me. I do have the National Geographic map software for Missouri and Arkansas, as well as Montana. It's pretty expensive, but it's all based upon USGS topo maps and the topography is excellent--topography on the Delorme software leaves a lot to be desired.

[ness]

Only problem with the Delorme atlases is that they don't differentiate between public county roads and private roads. In most cases they name the public roads either by number or by name, but it still can get a bit confusing when you're looking for a road. The county road maps show all public roads and selected private ones, but the private ones are depicted with a different symbol. However, I wouldn't be without Delorme atlases for every state I visit, and I carry the Missouri atlas in both vehicles as well as another copy that stays in the house. I also have their software, but don't use it much because I like to have the actual book in front of me. I do have the National Geographic map software for Missouri and Arkansas, as well as Montana. It's pretty expensive, but it's all based upon USGS topo maps and the topography is excellent--topography on the Delorme software leaves a lot to be desired.

I bought their Topo software, and it was just too cluttered up to be very useful when printed. When I found water running uphill, and some other glaring inaccuracies, I returned it. I haven't really felt the need to have topo info most times anyway.

I've also been confused a number of times when the road in real life is labeled differently that it is in the software (atlases too). When I find a situation like that, I rename it in the software or add a flag. There are several things I like: the line drawing function -- you can trace a road, stream, whatever and get very accurate distance measurements. Also, you can add boxes or balloons with info, and can always get a GPS coordinate -- which I've found to be pretty accurate. Since you can zoom to any scale you want, you can select any scale when you print a map. I rely on other sources for public/private info, and add it to the map if it's important. I've got a hard and digital (jpeg) map for all the places I fish and hunt. Hard copies in a notebook, jpegs hidden away on the web.

[RSBreth]

Just a couple of months ago I stated in an article that I thought a worn out Delorme Atlas of your state was a sign of a serious outdoorsman, and received some email on that.

"I hunt some land close to home." "I know the way to Stockton." Etc.

Whatever.

If you only do a couple of things, you probably don't need an atlas, but anyone more curious than that will. River rats absolutely will. I've used all of the maps you could get from the USGS to commercial atlases, and all have their place. Google Earth is one of my favorite things these days, but it still doesn't take the place of a good road map right in front of you when you're out driving in circles on back roads.