IA with the previous comment for the medieval era. It's my initial choice as well. On the other hand, for the civil war era, what came to mind to wrap the zombie theme around it would be something sci-fi like war experiments gone wrong.
LOL True. I used the same method when I was job-hunting, to look for bulidings I had to go to for interviews and such. I'm not good at my own city's geography so google maps really helped. Least thing I want to happen was get lost on a way.
Just like what the others said, all mods are different. But maybe they all need to review their own rules so everyone is mderating the forum on equal understanding of the regulations. I just hope there's no bias.