New Mexico Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because New Mexico 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.
New Mexico County Formation Map
(New Mexico maps made with the use AniMap Plus 3.0 & with the Permission of the Goldbug Company)
New Mexico 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 New Mexico and New Mexico counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some New Mexico maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in New Mexico.
Disclaimer: All New Mexico 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
- 1856 Territories Of New Mexico and Utah Atlas Map
- 1866 Sketch of Public Surveys in New Mexico & Arizona
- 1880 County map of Arizona and New Mexico
New Mexico Map Description & Links
- New Mexico Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- New Mexico 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.
- New Mexico Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of New Mexico (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- New Mexico Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- 1852 map of Santa Ana County (nmgs.org)
- New Mexico Map Books (amazon.com)
