Iowa Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because Iowa 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.
Iowa County Formation Map
Iowa 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 Iowa and Iowa counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Iowa maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Iowa.
- 1845 Iowa and Wisconsin Atlas Map
- 1845 A Atlas Map of the Indian Territory, northern Texas and New Mexico showing the great western prairies
- 1866 Diagram of the Public Surveys in Iowa
- 1880 County & township map of the states of Iowa and Missouri
Iowa County D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps
The Iowa Department of Transportation is pleased to provide highly detailed county maps online. 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. Current county maps for Iowa can be ordered by sending check or money order to the Iowa Department of Transportation <www.dot.state.ia.us/sitemap.htm>. The maps are fairly easy to read, divided by townships and sections, and show highways, railroads, cities and towns, and rivers and streams.
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.
Iowa Map Description & Links
- Iowa Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Iowa 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.
- Iowa Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of Iowa (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- Iowa Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- Iowa USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Iowa Map Books (amazon.com)
