Montana Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because Montana 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.
Montana County Formation Map
(Montana maps made with the use AniMap Plus 3.0 & with the Permission of the Goldbug Company)
Montana 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 Montana and Montana counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Montana maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Montana.
Disclaimer: All Montana 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
- 1880 Territory of Montana. – Shows counties, settlements, townships, Indian reservations, railroads, rivers, etc. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
- 1880 Map of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and part of Montana. – Shows settlements, railroad, rivers, etc. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Montana Map Description & Links
- Montana Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Montana 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.
- Montana Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of Montana (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- Montana Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- Montana Map Books (amazon.com)
