The Indiana State Library holds over 11,000 maps related to Indiana. This collection holds historic and current print maps of various size, content, and coverage area. The maps must be viewed at the library and do not loan. Use the library catalog, guides, and indexes to help with your research.
Map Collection holdings lists, guides and digital collections:
- Indiana County Maps, Atlases, and Plat Books - Holdings by county, includes links to digital images where available
- General Maps of Indiana and the Territory– chronological list of statewide maps with various details, includes links to digital images where available
- Sanborn and Baist Maps – Fire insurance maps guide
- Indiana State Library Map Collection – digital map collection landing page
Historical Aerial Photo Viewers:
Links:
- Atlas of Historical County Boundaries U.S. 1634-2000
- Census Bureau Maps
- David Rumsey Collection
- History of Cartography project (Univ. of Chicago Press)
- Indiana Department of Transportation maps
- Indiana Map (IGIC)
- Indiana University-Bloomington, Map Collection
- IUPUI digital collections, Historic Indiana Maps
- IUPUI digital collection, Historic Indiana Atlases
- IUPUI digital collection, Historic Indiana Plat books, Sidwell and Hixson
- Library of Congress
- Old Maps Online
- U.S. Board of Geographic Names
- USGS Historical Topographic Maps
Selected bibliography of holdings at the Indiana State Library related to mapping:
Hubbard, Bill jr. American Boundaries: The nation, the states, the rectangular survey. University of Chicago Press, 2009. [E179.5 H83] (Discusses the creation of states and the changing boundaries of the nation, how it was surveyed and how it was mapped.)
Pence, George and Armstrong, Nellie. Indiana Boundaries: Territory, state, and county. Indiana Historical Bureau, 1967. [IR 977.2 P397i]
Thorndale, William and Dollarhide, William. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. : Baltimore, 1987. [G 9142.73 T496map] (shows how county boundaries in all states have changed from the 1790 census to 1920)
IN MH 10/31/2024