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• 1872 County Map of Montana (Wayback Machine)

• 1895 U.S. Atlas - Montana (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. Map Collection, 1513-1990

    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., 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.

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• Color Landform Atlas: Montana

  Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.

• David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - Montana ^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 - Montana Maps

• 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 - Montana 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.

• Historical Maps of Montana

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

• Library of Congress - Panoramic Maps - Montana

• Library of Congress - Railroad Maps, 1828-1900 - Montana

• Map Geeks - State & County Maps of Montana

• MAPofUS.org - Montana Maps and Atlases

• Montana Cadastral Mapping Program

  The Project is public-private sector partnership to create, maintain, and disseminate a digital GIS land ownership (cadastral) map database of the entire state. Parcels and real property are mapped and maintained by state and county cartographers. Interactive maps and descriptive data are available on this site for each parcel. Descriptive data are derived from the Montana Department of Revenue CAMA (Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal) database.

• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

  From The University of Texas at Austin.

  • Map of Montana Counties

• U.S. Census Bureau - Montana County Outline Map

• USGenWeb Archives, United States Digital Map Library

  • Montana Digital Map Library