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• 1895 U.S. Atlas - Illinois

  Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.

• 19th Century Atlas, Historic Maps, Historical Guides and Gazetteers

  • Historic Atlas Series: 19th Century Historical County Maps

    High resolution images of historic maps created from original 19th century county atlases. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin.

  • Historical Guides and Gazetteers: 19th Century Place Names

    Digital books, gazetteers and 19th century reference material useful in historical research and genealogy.

• American Memory Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - Illinois

  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.

• American Memory Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - Illinois

  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.

• Ancestry.com - Search Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

  Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

  • Ancestry.com - U.S. Map Collection, 1513-1990 - Illinois

    A collection of a variety of maps created for different scopes and purposes, including political and geographical. The maps are categorized as follows: cadastral, discovery and exploration, military, panoramic, thematic, topographic, transportation.

  • Ancestry.com - U.S. Map Collection, 1513-1990 - Mid Western States

    A collection of a variety of maps created for different scopes and purposes, including political and geographical. The maps are categorized as follows: cadastral, discovery and exploration, military, panoramic, thematic, topographic, transportation.

• Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

  From the Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois. Includes for each state: Interactive Map; Index of County and Equivalents; Consolidated Chronology; Individual County Chronologies; Bibliography and Sources; Historical Commentary; Metadata - Summary Form; Metadata - Full FGDC Form; Download GIS Files; Download KMZ Files; Download PDF Files.

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• Color Landform Atlas: Illinois

  Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.

• Find Illinois County for Specified City

• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

  From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.

• Gleason's Old Maps, Etc.

  Photocopies of Old Maps, Prints and Articles of Historical and Genealogical Interest from Illinois.

• Illinois County Boundaries 1790 - Present

  Series of maps showing the development of Illinois counties from 1790 to present.

• Illinois County Land Ownership Maps and Atlases

  Provides information about Illinois County land ownership maps and atlases held by the Illinois State Library.

• Illinois Family History Research: Place Names of Each Illinois County

  Place names of Illinois: each county now has last updated date at the beginning of each county listing, this listing offers every town and and township that ever existed in Illinois and is grouped by the county.

• Illinois Family History Research: Place Names of the 33 Western Counties

  Place names: Elevation, Incorporation Date, Former Names, Later Name, Post Office Dates of Operation, Population, Railroads, Rural Route, Towns, Townships, US Post Offices 1859/60, Zip Code, this listing offers every town and and township that ever existed in Illinois and is grouped by the county.

• Illinois Family History Research: Place Names of the 44 Southeast Counties

  Place names: Elevation, Incorporation Date, Former Names, Later Name, Post Office Dates of Operation, Population, Railroads, Rural Route, Towns, Townships, US Post Offices 1859/60, Zip Code, this listing offers every town and and township that ever existed in Illinois and is grouped by the county.

• Illinois Family History Research: Place Names of the Northeast 25 Counties

  Place names: Elevation, Incorporation Date, Former Names, Later Name, Post Office Dates of Operation, Population, Railroads, Rural Route, Towns, Townships, US Post Offices 1859/60, Zip Code, each county now has last updated date at the beginning of each county listing, this listing offers every town and and township that ever existed in Illinois and is grouped by the county.

• Illinois State Archives Databases - Name Index to Illinois Local Governments

  You may search the Name Index to Illinois Local Governments by Name of Local Government, Form of Government, County, or Form of Government & County.

• MapQuest: World Atlas: Illinois

• Old Maps of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, California, Scotland, Wales, England

  Old Maps of Scotland 1859. Handsome reproductions. Also, Ireland, England, Wales.

• Range Maps for Dummies