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1895 U.S. Atlas - West Virginia (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.

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: West Virginia

Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - West Virginia ^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 - West Virginia 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 - West Virginia 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 West Virginia

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

Library of Congress - Panoramic Maps - West Virginia

Library of Congress - Railroad Maps, 1828-1900 - West Virginia

Map Geeks - State & County Maps of West Virginia

Map of West Virginia Counties

MAPofUS.org - West Virginia Maps and Atlases

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.

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

From The University of Texas at Austin.

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - West Virginia Historical Topographic Maps

U.S. Census Bureau - West Virginia County Outline Map