Maps: Historical Maps

Please note: Only pre-1928 Sanborns are available online. See the above Guide to Kentucky Fire Insurance Maps for a complete listing of Sanborn maps held at UK.

Searchable database of the fire insurance maps housed in the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress. Indicates if maps have been digitized. Covers the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Cuba.

Search by state or town name. Only lists digitized maps.

Includes historic Kentucky maps.

Includes historic Kentucky maps and land records.

Includes state highway maps back to 1937.

Includes state highway maps back to 1937.

An interactive geologic and topographic map.

Find and download historical topographic maps. File formats include GeoPDF, GeoTIFF, JPG, and KMZ

Use the Map Locator to identify and download current and historic topographic maps.

Shows landowner names.

Brings together materials from the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, the Virginia Historical Society, and the Library of Virginia.

Digital images of 18th and 19th century maps.

An easy to use viewer for topo maps. Available from the USGS.

Digital images of maps of Americana and other special map collections.

An easy-to-use gateway to historical maps in libraries around the world.