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1895 U.S. Atlas - Pennsylvania

Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

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.

Ancestor Tracks

We specialize in creating county atlases of the Pennsylvania Township Warrantee Maps on file at the Pennsylvania Archives in Harrisburg, bringing to life those early pioneers who purchased land from colonial or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania authorities. We also add links on our website to other early landowner map sources we learn about, as well as historic map images showing landowners.

Ancestor Tracks: Using Maps to Track Your Ancestors

Track your early ancestors who moved to and through Pennsylvania through their land tracts. Early Landowners of Pennsylvania is a series of atlases of Township Warrantee Maps showing land tracts and their first purchasers under colonial and then state jurisdiction.

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.

Color Landform Atlas: Pennsylvania

Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Genealogical Map of the Counties

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Genealogical Map of the Counties

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - Pennsylvania ^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.

Details of the original Mason-Dixon Line Map

From the Maryland State Archives.

FamilySearch Wiki - Pennsylvania Maps

Genealogy Quest - New Jersey (and Pennsylvania) Place Names

A table showing the changes to place names in the present state of New Jersey.

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 - Pennsylvania 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.

Great Lakes Counties: Consolidated Statistical Areas

A map of just the counties bordering on the Great Lakes.

Historical Maps of Pennsylvania

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

Historical Maps of Pennsylvania