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1895 U.S. Atlas - Utah (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.

Arphax Publishing Co. - Home of the Family Maps Land Patent Books

The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.

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: Utah

Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - Utah ^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 - Utah 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 - Utah 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 Utah

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

Library of Congress - Panoramic Maps - Utah

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

Map Geeks - State & County Maps of Utah

MAPofUS.org - Utah Maps and Atlases

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

From The University of Texas at Austin.

U.S. Census Bureau - Utah County Outline Map

USGenWeb Archives, United States Digital Map Library

Utah County Formation Chart

This chart shows the date of initial creating legislation for the various counties, the parent county if the county specifically was split from an existing county, cited legislation (from the Laws of Utah) or other action, and the current county seat.

Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS - Utah

Search the USGS Geographic Names Database. You can limit the search to a specific county in this state and search for any of the following features: airport arch area arroyo bar basin bay beach bench bend bridge building canal cape cemetery channel church cliff crater crossing dam falls flat forest gap geyser glacier gut harbor hospital island isthmus lake lava levee locale mine oilfield other park pillar plain ppl range rapids reserve reservoir ridge school sea slope spring stream summit swamp tower trail tunnel valley well woods.