Canada » Maps & Geography

Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives / Association des Cartotheques et Archives

ACMLA actively serves as the representative professional group for Canadian map librarians, cartographic archivists and others interested in geographic information in all formats. The site includes a page with books about Canadian maps.

Atlas of Canada

From the Wikimedia Commons Atlas of the World.

Canadian Maps

1926 Souvenir Highway Map-Province of Saskatchewan; Early 1900s Map of Western Canada, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba: Canadian National Railways (shows township, range, meridian markings); The New World Atlas and Gazetteer 1922 Edition, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba (shows Provincial Electoral Districts 1922), California (Shows 1922 Counties), Austria, Hungary, Czecho-slovakia, Roumania, Jugo-slavia, Europe; Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Maps 1924 and 1984 (all SWP maps show meridians, township and range markings); 1947-48, 1950-51 and 1952-53 Saskatchewan Pool Country Elevator System Maps with calendar index.

CanGenealogy.com – Canadian Genealogy Map Sources

Dave Obee's recommended links for genealogy research in Canada.

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - Canada ^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.

Findmypast - Canada- Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1930 $

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

Findmypast - United States/Canada- Lovell's Gazetteer of British North America, 1874 $

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

Geographical names in Canada / Toponymes du Canada

Geographical Names, Natural Resources Canada - Sources of Local History

Historical Atlas of Canada - Online Learning Project

In Search of Your Canadian Past: The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project

Between 1874 and 1881, approximately forty county atlases were published in Canada, covering counties in the Maritimes, Ontario and Quebec.

In Search of Your Canadian Past: The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project

From McGill University's Rare Books and Special Collections Division. A searchable database derived from published county atlases between 1874 & 1881. Searchable by property owners' names or by location. Township maps, portraits and properties have been scanned, with links from the property owners' names in the database.

K.B. Slocum Books and Maps - Canada

Library of Congress - Density of distribution of the natives of Canada and Newfoundland: 1890

Scanned image from the Statistical Atlas of the United States, based upon the results of the eleventh census.

Native Land

A map of land and locations for native peoples throughout the world. Once you click, a number of links will appear with different nation names. By clicking on those links, you will be taken to a page specifically about that nation, language, or treaty, where you can view some sources, give feedback, and learn a little more.

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

From The University of Texas at Austin.

Places and Names of Canada

How places in Canada received their names.

Places in Canada

This free site includes place information and mapping resources for over 28,000 places in Canada. Open a map for a place using your preference of Google Maps, Live Local, MapQuest, or Yahoo! Maps.

RoadsideThoughts - A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada

With our gazetteer, we are collecting and organizing information about the current and historical communities of the United States and Canada. Starting with State, Province or Territory, you can drill-down to a desired community. Not only do we have general information, we are also assembling geographic information that is of interest to genealogists. For example, the distance and direction to communities in surrounding counties, cemeteries in the immediate area and a list of neighboring communities existing in 1895. Our Gazetteer is open to all without cost or registration.

Ta’n Weji-sqalia’tiek - Mi'kmaw Place Names

In 2010, Ta’n Weji-sqalia’tiek Mi’kmaw Place Names Digital Atlas and Website Project (formerly Pjila’si Mi’kma’ki: Mi’kmaw Place Names Digital Atlas and Website Project) was launched to document approximately 13,000 years of Mi’kmaw presence within Mi’kma’ki, the place of the Mi’kmaq, and to raise public awareness of this ancient history. The project was initiated by the Mi’kmaq-Nova Scotia-Canada Tripartite Forum, Culture and Heritage Committee, Place Names Subcommittee, co-chaired by Tim Bernard, Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq, and Rob Ferguson, Parks Canada Atlantic Region.