Nebraska Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because Nebraska 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.
Nebraska 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 Nebraska and Nebraska counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Nebraska maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Nebraska.
- 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
Nebraska County Formation Map
Nebraska County D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps
The Nebraska 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.
Nebraska Map Description & Links
- Nebraska Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Nebraska 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.
- Nebraska Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of Nebraska (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- Nebraska Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- Nebraska USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- Nebraska Map Books (amazon.com)
