Kentucky Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because Kentucky 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.
Kentucky County Formation Map
Kentucky 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 Kentucky and Kentucky counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Kentucky maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Kentucky.
- 1795 Map of Kentucky
- 1804 Kentucky States Atlas Map
- 1814 Atlas Map of Kentucky
- 1822 Geographical, Historical, And Statistical Atlas Map Of Kentucky
- 1827 Map of Kentucky and Tennessee, compiled for the Latest Authorities
- 1836 A New Atlas Map Of Kentucky With Its Roads & Distances from place to place, along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes (with) three inset maps: area surrounding Lexington, Falls of Ohio, area around Williamsburg
- 1845 Kentucky & Tennessee Atlas Map
- 1856 Kentucky & Tennessee Atlas Map
- 1856 City Of Louisville Kentucky. (with) The City Of New Orleans Louisiana Atlas Map
- 1880 County map of Kentucky and Tennessee
Kentucky County D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps
The Kentucky 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.
Kentucky Map Description & Links
- Kentucky Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Kentucky 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.
- Kentucky Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of Kentucky (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- Kentucky Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- Kentucky USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Kentucky Map Books (amazon.com)
