North Dakota Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because North Dakota 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.
North Dakota County Formation Map
(North Dakota maps made with the use AniMap Plus 3.0 & with the Permission of the Goldbug Company)
North Dakota 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 North Dakota and North Dakota counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some North Dakota maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in North Dakota.
Disclaimer: All North Dakota 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
- 1866 Dakota Territory – The territory is largely unsurveyed. Surveying has only been completed in a few townships right along the Missouri River. The map shows the treaty line of July 23, 1851.
- 1880 Territory of Dakota – Shows counties, Indian reservations, settlements, railroads, rivers, etc.
North Dakota Map Description & Links
- North Dakota Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.net)
- North Dakota 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.
- North Dakota Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of North Dakota (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- North Dakota Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- North Dakota USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.org)
- North Dakota Map Books (amazon.com)
