Atlas of American Religion: the Denominational Era, 1776-1990 by William M. Newman, Peter L. HalvorsonCall Number: Folio BR515 N49X 2000 (Trowbridge Reference Room)
This is an atlas of maps of the lower 48 U.S. states showing both the concentration of specific religious groups as well as the growth over time for each group. For each denomination or sect, there is a shaded map showing (by numerical category) the total adherents of that group by county. Another map is provided showing geographic change county 1850, 1890, 1952, 1990. Unfortunately, the atlas does not provide a single map showing the relative concentration of all the groups covered in comparison to one another, and each map uses a different scale, which makes comparison difficult. There is a considerable amount of text as well, mainly describing briefly the beliefs and historical growth of each group covered. The Atlas completely ignores Islam, as well as Asian traditions such as Buddhism or Hinduism. Thus, its focus is on Christian sects and denominations, as well as Judaism, although Judaism is treated as a single group and not broken down into its various forms (i.e., Orthodox, Conservative, Hasidic, etc.).