Minnesota Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because Minnesota 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.
Minnesota County Formation Map
Minnesota 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 Minnesota and Minnesota counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Minnesota maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Minnesota.
- 1856 Minnesota Map
- 1866 Sketch of the Public Surveys in the State of Minnesota
- 1880 County map of Minnesota
Minnesota County D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps
The Minnesota 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. Paper copies of these maps can be obtained at Mn/DOT’s Map and Manual Sales
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.
Minnesota Map Description & Links
- Minnesota Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Minnesota 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.
- Minnesota Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of Minnesota (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- Minnesota Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- Minnesota USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Minnesota County Subdivision Outline Map and County Location Index (census.gov)
- Minnesota Map Books (amazon.com)
