Free old maps of United States. Links to historical online collections of old maps of USA. Also specialties, i.e. railroads, fire insurance, bird’s eye views of towns, USGS, National Parks, etc.
Census Atlas of the United States – Old Maps of USA
Containing almost 800 maps. Data from decennial censuses prior to 2000 support nearly 150 maps and figures, providing context and an historical perspective.
See the Menu at the top of every page for Directories of Free Online Fiction and NonFiction Books, Magazines, and more, on 400 pages like this at Century Past
Great Lakes Maps, Atlases & Map Collections – Free Old Maps of United States
For the Great Lakes region, at “History of the Great Lakes States”.
Library Research Guide (LibGuide) – Internet Sites with Online Map Collections for U.S. History – Old Maps of USA
This research guide from the librarians at Bowling Green State University contains links to a large number of websites with map collections for U.S. history.
Historical Atlases and Maps of U.S. and States
Contains rotating animated maps showing county boundary changes. Past and present maps of US are overlaid so that you can see the changes in county boundaries, downloadable County D.O.T. Maps, and state atlas maps.
See our Britannica Encyclopedia pdf
Historical Maps Online
Maps charting the last 400 years of historical development in Illinois and the Northwest Territory. 420 items. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Illinois Maps, Map Collections & Gazetteers
At “History of the Great Lakes States”.
Indiana Maps, Map Collections & Gazetteers
At “History of the Great Lakes States”.
Iowa Counties Historic Atlases – Old Maps of USA
The University of Iowa Libraries
USGS Maps for 50 U.S. States – Free Old Maps of United States
Sets of USGS maps for every state. 60,000 maps in all. Internet Archive.
Lewis & Clark Expedition Maps – Old Maps of USA
86 hand-drawn maps by members of the expedition. Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Maps of American Westward Migration
63 maps, mostly of Mormon migration in the mid-19th century. Mountain West Digital Library.
Maps of Railroads in the U.S. – Old America Maps
Maps of Railroads in the Western U.S.
51 items at the first link, and 32 in the second, mostly from the 19th Century. Beinecke Library, Yale University.
Michigan Maps, Map Collections & Gazetteers
At “History of the Great Lakes States”.
Ohio Maps, Atlases & Map Collections – Old Maps of USA
At “History of the Great Lakes States”.
Panoramic Maps of Cities and Towns, 1800-1899 – Free Old Maps of United States
Library of Congress sub-collection
Railroad Maps, 1828-1900 – Free Old Maps of United States
623 maps. Railroad maps and regional, state, and county maps showing “internal improvements” of the past century. Library of Congress.
Road Maps of New England, ca. 1925
From the Automobile Green Book, published by an auto association.
Sanborn Maps at Library of Congress – Old Maps of USA
The Sanborn maps are detailed maps of cities produced by fire insurance companies. This collection has over 25,000 sheets from over 3000 city sets in about 35 U.S. states, and Canada and Mexico. Library of Congress.
U.S. National Parks and Monuments Maps
The Perry-Castaneda collection at University of Texas at Austin Libraries.
United States Historical City Maps – Perry-Castaneda Map Collection – Free Old Maps of United States
University of Texas at Austin Libraries
United States Historical Maps at the Perry-Castaneda Map Collection – Old Maps of USA
University of Texas at Austin Libraries
Wisconsin Maps, Map Collections & Gazetteers – Free Old Maps of United States
At “History of the Great Lakes States”.
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