Research Guides: Find &amp; Using Images: Maps

Maps

Archaeological Atlas of
Contains approximately 90 maps and 180 pages describing the maps. The maps were published in 1914 and are still quite popular for historical research.
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
Maps and text description of the creation and changes in the size, shape, and location of every county in the fifty United States and the District of Columbia.
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Over 20,000 historical maps from around the world, with focus on North America and South America.
Early Washington Maps: A Digital Collection
This collection contains maps spanning 300 years and documenting many historical events.
Historical Transportation Maps of Ohio
Roads, railroads, canal maps of Ohio
National Atlas
Make, view, and download maps based on data provided by the US government.
Ohio & Erie, Miami & Erie Canal Plat Maps
Plat Maps of Miami & Erie and Ohio & Erie Canals
Ohio 15 minute Historical Topographic Maps
15 minute topographic quadrangle maps of Ohio - scanned and available online.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Contains images from the more than 250,000 maps in the University of Texas-Austin, covering all areas of the world.
Sanborn Digital Maps
Search and view street plans of Ohio communities, produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance company, between 1867-1970.
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Sanborn Digital Maps are large scale street plans produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance company from 1867 to 1970. Sanborn Maps show the outline of each building including the location of windows and doors together with street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers.
These maps are heavily used in both public and academic libraries by a wide range of researchers including local historians to locate and identify buildings and neighborhoods, urban historians to study the growth of towns and cities, and environmentalists concerned about impact of new developments.

OhioLINK users can connect to Sanborn maps using the links on this page. Other Ohio citizens can connect to Sanborn Maps through their public libraries' Web sites, or through OPLIN.