Arkansas Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because Arkansas political boundaries often changed, historic maps are critical in helping you discover the precise location of your ancestor’s hometown, what land they owned, who their neighbors were, and more.
Arkansas County Formation Map
Arkansas Antique Maps & Atlases
See U.S. State & County Boundary Maps and Antique Atlases to view free map images of antique maps & atlases maps during the years 1732 to 1897 for the entire United States as well as other states and countries.
These are scanned from the original copies so you can see Arkansas and Arkansas counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Arkansas maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Arkansas.
- 1814 Atlas Map of Missouri Territory formerly Louisiana
- 1822 Geographical, Historical, And Statistical Map Of Arkansas Territory
- 1827 Map of the States of Missouri and Territory of Arkansas
- 1836 Map Of Arkansas with its Canals, Roads & Distances
- 1845 Arkansas Atlas Map
- 1856 Arkansas Atlas Map
- 1866 Map of Arkansas
- 1880 County map of the states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana
Arkansas County D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps
The Arkansas Highway Department has prepared a series of county road maps. These maps contain more detailed information about man-made features than the geological survey maps. In addition to roads and boundaries, these maps include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
To View the Map: Just click the Image to view the map online. In order to make the Image size as small as possible they were save on the lowest resolution.
Arkansas Map Description & Links
- Arkansas Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Arkansas Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers (ancestry.com) Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because political boundaries often changed, historic maps are critical in helping you discover the precise location of your ancestor’s hometown, what land they owned, who their neighbors were, and more.
- Arkansas Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- From Memdag to Norsk: A Historical Directory of Arkansas Post Offices, 1832–1971. Hot Springs, Ark.: Arkansas Genealogical Society, 1988.
- Township Atlas of Arkansas, 1819–1930. Revised. Hot Springs, Ark.: Arkansas Genealogical Society, 2003. Data taken from federal census, “Civil Appointment” in the secretary of state’s office, and county court records. Includes township location, date of formation and changes in name, and area covered.
- Arkansas Township Atlas: A History of the Minor Civil Divisions in Each Arkansas County. Hot Springs, Ark.: Arkansas Genealogical Society, 1989.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of Arkansas (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- Arkansas Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- Arkansas Map Books (amazon.com)
