Help finding older maps

Country Dirt Kid · Mar 24, 2017

I use historicmapworks.com to access old maps of my county. The oldest one they have available is 1872. Does anyone know of another avenue I could explore to try and find an even older one. Second question, what is the oldest map you have been able to find?

thanks for the help

5 mile · Mar 24, 2017

Ancestry.Com goes back to 1870's, shows where houses, schools, churches were..good for rural

MattLock · Mar 30, 2017

Ever checked out Sanbourn Fire Insurance maps ?

UpStateMike · Mar 31, 2017

Go to the local library. Rural libraries are also the historical center and they have lots of local maps. Also you should have a county museum. They house much more and likely have the original maps. They allow you to copy them (or they will do it for you, usually for a donation. Bring $20-40 cash on you and you'll be amazed at what they will pull out of the archives. Our local museum helped me out for a mural project of the old railroad line and showed me exactly where to go and find the site.

Help finding older maps

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