Michigan Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because Michigan 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.
Michigan County Formation Map
(Michigan maps made with the use AniMap Plus 3.0 & with the Permission of the Goldbug Company)
Michigan 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 Michigan and Michigan counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Michigan maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Michigan.
Disclaimer: All Michigan maps are free to use for your own genealogical purposes and may not be reproduced for resale or distribution.Source: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- 1822 Geographical, Historical, And Statistical Map Of Michigan Territory
- 1827 Map of the States of Ohio, Indiana, & Illinois, and Part of the Michigan Territory
- 1836 Map Of Michigan with its Canals, Roads & Distances
- 1845 Michigan Map
- 1856 Michigan Map
- 1856 Lake Superior And The Northern Part Of Michigan
- 1866 Sketch of the Public Surveys in Michigan
- 1880 County and township map of the states of Michigan and Wisconsin
- 1880 Plan of Detroit
Michigan Map Description & Links
- Michigan Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Michigan 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.
- Michigan Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of Michigan (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- Michigan Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- Michigan Map Books (amazon.com)
