• Historic Maps

Maps

Maps are a great resource for genealogists.  Many high quality historic maps are available online at the The Library of Congress website, the David Rumsey Collection website and the North Carolina Maps project of the University of North Carolina.  Some links to the best historic maps I've found of the Carolinas and Virginia are listed below.  Topographical maps can also be very helpful.  The "Terrain" feature on Google maps is one of the easiest ways to visualize the creeks, rivers and mountains where our ancestors lived.  For an actual topo map, use the USGS Geographic Names Information System to find the feature you are looking for, such as a town, stream, or mountain.  When you get to the page that shows "Mapping Options," select "GNIS in Google Map".  The Google map loads quickly and lets you switch between road maps, topo maps, and satellite images.

All of the following links will open in a new window.

Alleghany County, NC

  1. A nice little map from the Alleghany County Chamber of Commerce
  2. Creeks and townships map
  3. Alleghany County roadmap (with road #s)
  4. Alleghany County map (with road names)
  5. Printable Alleghany County map (pdf)
  6. The Vox Community
  7. Historic map of Alleghany County (1857)
  8. Alleghany County Soil Map (1915) (incl. roads, churches, schools)
  9. Alleghany County (1918) (shows many major landowners)
  10. Alleghany County GIS Map
  11. Topographic Map from ACME Mapper
  12. Google Map of Alleghany County (satellite, topo and road map)

Large Maps on this website

  1. England, Historical Distribution of the Cheek & Chick Surname
  2. North Carolina, Alleghany County, Vox area (topo map)
  3. North Carolina, Cheek's Mill Creek & the Tar River area (1776)
  4. North Carolina, Orange County (1776)
  5. North Carolina, Surry, Yadkin, & Wilkes Counties (1837)
  6. North Carolina & VA, showing the Occaneechi Path (1751)
  7. Virginia, Upper Essex and King & Queen Counties (1751)
  8. Virginia, Tidewater region (1770)

Small Maps on this website

  1. Alleghany Co., NC (1891) (Cheek Mountain)
  2. Alleghany Co., NC (1891) (Edwards Crossroads)
  3. Anson Co., NC (1776)
  4. Anson & Montgomery Co., NC (1833)
  5. Caroline Co., VA (1751)
  6. Chatham Co., NC (1776) (Buckhorn Creek)
  7. Dinwiddie Co., VA (1751) (Buckskin Creek)
  8. Grayson Co., VA (1891) (Cox's Ford)
  9. Laurens & Newberry Dists., SC (1773)
  10. Louisa & Hanover Co., VA (1827)
  11. Hopewell Valley, New Jersey (1706)
  12. Mecklenburg, York & Lancaster, NC-SC (1833)
  13. Moore & Chatham Co., NC (1839) (Deep River)
  14. Orange Co., NC, 18th Century Landowners
  15. Orange Co., NC, New Hope Creek and Chapel Hill (1833)
  16. Surry Co., NC (1833) (Fishers River)
  17. Wilkes Co., NC (1833) (Trap Hill)
  18. Wilkes Co., NC (1833) (Mulberry Creek)
  19. Wilkes, Surry, & Alleghany Co., NC (1833) (Roaring Gap)
  20. Wilkes, Surry, & Alleghany Co., NC (1857) (Roaring Gap)
  21. Yadkin & Davie Co., NC (1833) (Bryan Settlement)

Links to Historic Maps of North Carolina

  1. Roanoke Colony, 1590 - the White-Debry Map
  2. The Carolinas, 1676 - by John Speed
  3. North Carolina, 1733 - by Edward Moseley
  4. North Carolina, 1733 - a modern version of the Moseley Map
  5. North Carolina, 1737 - by John Crowley
  6. North & South Carolina, 1752 - by Emanuel Bowen
  7. North & South Carolina, 1770 - by John Collet
  8. South Carolina & part of North Carolina, 1773 - by James Cook
  9. North & South Carolina, 1775 - by Henry Mouzon
  10. North & South Carolina, 1776 - reprint of the Mouzon Map
  11. North Carolina, 1779 - The Universal Magazine, London
  12. North & South Carolina, 1794 - reprint of the Mouzon Map
  13. North & South Carolina, 1796 - by J. Denison
  14. North Carolina, 1814 - by Matthew Carey
  15. North Carolina, 1814 - by Samuel Lewis
  16. North Carolina, 1816 - by H.S. Tanner
  17. North & South Carolina, 1823 - by H.S. Tanner
  18. North & South Carolina, 1827 - by H.S. Tanner
  19. North Carolina, 1833 - by Robert Brazier
  20. North & South Carolina, 1839 - by David Burr
  21. North & South Carolina, 1851 - by H.S. Tanner
  22. North Carolina, 1857 - by William Cooke
  23. North Carolina, 1895 - Rand McNally Corp.

Links to Historic Maps of Virginia

  1. Virginia, 1606 - by Capt. John Smith
  2. Virginia, 1606 - a modern version of Capt. Smith's Map
  3. Virginia, 1667 - by John Ferrar
  4. Virginia, 1751 - by Fry & Jefferson
  5. Virginia, 1770 - by John Henry
  6. Virginia, 1827 - by Dawson & Tanner
  7. Virginia, 1848 - by C. Crozet
  8. Virginia, 1859 - by H. Boye
  9. Virginia, 1895 - Rand McNally Corp.

More resources...

Top