It depends on what you consider to be "civilized." Tolkien's philosophy concerning Lord of the Rings was, if it doesn't influence the story in any way, there is no reason to include it. If the lands didn't influence the story in any way (battles didn't take place there, characters didn't come from there, etc.), then no real information exists about that place. So don't expect to find extremely detailed maps of all of Middle-earth, because they probably don't exist.
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But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.
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