Kansas Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because Kansas 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.
Kansas County Formation Map
Kansas 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 Kansas and Kansas counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Kansas maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Kansas.
- 1856 Nebraska And Kanzas Atlas Map
- 1866 Map Showing the progress of the Public surveys in Kansas and Nebraska
- 1880 County & township map of the states of Kansas and Nebraska
Kansas County D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps
The Kansas 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.
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.
Kansas Map Description & Links
- Kansas Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Kansas 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.
- Kansas Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of Kansas (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- Kansas Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- Kansas USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Old Kansas Area Maps (kancoll.org)
- KDOT Historic State Maps (ksdot.org) NOTE all PDF files will require Adobe Reader to use
- County Subdivision Outline Map and County Location Index (census.gov)
- Kansas Map Books (amazon.com)
