Florida Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because Florida 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.
Florida County Formation Map
Florida 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 Florida and Florida counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Florida maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Florida.
- 1776 Coast Of West Florida and Louisiana…with the Bahama Islands
- 1822 Geographical, Historical, And Statistical Atlas Map Of Florida
- 1827 Map of Florida according to the Latest Authorities. The West Indies from the Best Authorities. Comparative Elevation of the Principal Mountains, Cities, &c. in North and South America
- 1836 Florida Atlas map (with) three inset maps: Pensacola, Tallahassee, Harbour of St. Augustine. Entered … 1833
- 1845 Florida Atlas Map
- 1856 Florida Atlas Map
- 1866 Map of the State of Florida
- 1880 County map of Florida. (with) Mobile
Florida County D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps
The Florida 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.
Florida Map Description & Links
- Florida Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Florida 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.
- Florida Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of Florida (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- Florida Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- Florida State and Regional Maps: 1500-1599 (5 maps), 1600-1699 (6 maps), 1700-1799 (59 maps), 1800-1849 (32 maps), 1850-1874 (44 maps), 1875-1899 (55 maps), 1900-Present (21 maps).
- PALMM Florida Map Collection (palmm.fcla.edu)
- P. K. Yonge Library of Florida History, University of Florida Libraries in Gainesville (web.uflib.ufl.edu)
- Florida USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Florida Map Books (amazon.com)
