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1895 U.S. Atlas - Massachusetts (Wayback Machine)

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

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., Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases, 1507-2000 $

Original source: Historic Map Works LLC, Portland, Maine. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 $

Original source: Various publishers of County Land Ownership Atlases. Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

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.

Boston Rare Maps

Dealer specializing in antique and rare maps (and books with maps) of New England and the Northeast.

Color Landform Atlas: Massachusetts

Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - Massachusetts ^FREE

This free collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century maps of North and South America, although it also has maps from around the world. The collection dates from about 1700 to the 1950s. There are now more than 48,000 items online, with new additions added regularly.

FamilySearch Wiki - Massachusetts Maps

FamilySearch Wiki - Massachusetts Maps Genealogy

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Geology.com - Massachusetts Lake Map, River Map and Water Resources

Note the waterways displayed on a map with county boundaries. Migration paths from county to county can often be traced along these waterways.

Hayward's New England Gazetteer, Eighth Edition, 1839

All the pages of Hayward's New England Gazetteer, scanned and organized, linked to higher resolution images suitable for printing, and all in the public domain.

Historic USGS Maps of Massachusetts - Alphabetic Town Listing (Internet Archive)

Historic USGS Maps of Massachusetts - Alphabetic Quad Listing (Internet Archive)

Historical Maps of Massachusetts

Digitized collection of selected map holdings from several sources including the University of Alabama Map Library.

Index to Mass Towns

Library of Congress - Panoramic Maps - Massachusetts

Library of Congress - Rail road & township map of Massachusetts

Scanned image of the map published at the Boston Map Store, 1879.

Library of Congress - Railroad Maps, 1828-1900 - Massachusetts