Rhode Island Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because Rhode Island 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.
Rhode Island County Formation Map
(Rhode Island maps made with the use AniMap Plus 3.0 & with the Permission of the Goldbug Company)
Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island and Rhode Island counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Rhode Island maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Rhode Island.
Disclaimer: All Rhode Island 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
- 1776 New England Atlas Map
- 1776 Provinces of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island Atlas Map. (Southern section)
- 1795 Map of Rhode Island
- 1804 Rhode Island Atlas Map
- 1814 Atlas Map of Rhode Island
- 1822 Geographical, Historical, And Statistical Map Of Rhode Island
- 1827 Map of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
- 1845 Massachusetts and Rhode Island Map
- 1856 Connecticut With Portions Of New York & Rhode Island Map
- 1856 Massachusetts And Rhode Island. (with) Vicinity of Boston Map
- 1880 County and township map of the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island
Rhode Island Map Description & Links
- Rhode Island Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.net)
- Rhode Island 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.
- Rhode Island Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of Rhode Island (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- Rhode Island Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- Old Maps of Rhode Island (old-maps.com)
- Rhode Island Map Books (amazon.com)
