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1876 Maps of Maryland's Eastern Shore

1895 U.S. Atlas - Maryland

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

American Memory Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - Maryland

From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.

American Memory Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - Maryland

From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.

American Shores - Maps of the Middle Atlantic Region to 1850

Maps on this site cover the early modern period ending in 1850, just as so-called internal improvements (canals, highways, and railroads) began to cross the young nation and change the landscape.

Ancestry.com - Search Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

Annapolis City Directory, 1924

The five hundred and thirty-eighth volume of the Archives of Maryland series was originally published in 1924. The Archives of Maryland edition was published in 2003 by the Maryland State Archives. This volume covers the Annapolis City Directory for 1924.

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.

Baltimore City Directory 1871 - Maryland State Archives

This is a listing of African Americans in Baltimore in 1871 taken from Woods's Baltimore City Directory, containing a corrected Engraved Map of the City, a Business Directory, a Street Directory and an Appendix of much Useful Information, pp. 667-757. This city directory is particularly useful for helping locate Baltimore City African Americans in the 1870 Census since the Directory was compiled at the same time the Census was taken, but published the next year.

Baltimore City Directory 1881 - Maryland State Archives

This is a listing of African Americans in Baltimore in 1881 taken from Woods's Baltimore City Directory, containing a corrected Engraved Map of the City, a Business Directory, a Street Directory and an Appendix of much Useful Information, pp. 933-1066. This city directory is particularly useful for helping locate Baltimore City African Americans in the 1880 Census since the Directory was compiled at the same time as the Census was taken, but published the next year.

Color Landform Atlas: Maryland

Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.

Details of the original Mason-Dixon Line Map

From the Maryland State Archives.

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Historic USGS Maps of Maryland - Image Map

Historic USGS Maps of Maryland - Quad Index

Historic USGS Maps of Maryland - Town Index

MapQuest: World Atlas: Maryland

Maryland Map Collection

From the University of Maryland University Libraries. A comprehensive collection of more than 2,500 maps depicting Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay, and the surrounding region from 1590 to the present. The collection contains many rare early maps of Maryland as well as more modern maps produced by state and local governments. Some selected maps have been digitized and are available on this site.

MyTopo: Historical Topographic Maps

A collection of historic USGS topographic maps. Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.

RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo

Enter the name of a U.S. town to learn the name of the county where that town is located.