Virginia Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because Virginia 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.
Virginia County Formation Map
(Virginia maps made with the use AniMap Plus 3.0 & with the Permission of the Goldbug Company)
Virginia 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 Virginia and Virginia counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Virginia maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Virginia.
Disclaimer: All Virginia 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
- 1795 Map of Virginia
- 1804 Virginia Map
- 1814 Atlas of Virginia
- 1822 Geographical, Historical, And Statistical Map Of District of Columbia
- 1822 Geographical, Historical, And Statistical Map Of Virginia
- 1827 Map of Virginia and Maryland (inset) Plan of Washington City & Georgetown
- 1836 A New Atlas Map Of Virginia With Its Canals, Roads & Distances from place to place, along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes
- 1845 Virginia Atlas Map
- 1856 Virginia Atlas Map. (with) two inset maps: Richmond Henrico County, Manchester and Springhill Chesterfield Co.; Norfolk, Portsmouth And Gosport
- 1880 County map of Virginia and West Virginia
Virginia Map Description & Links
- Virginia Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.net)
- Virginia Civil War Maps – Maps, charts, and atlases depicting battles, troop positions and movements, engagements, and fortifications in Virginia during the Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Virginia 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.
- Virginia Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of Virginia (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- Virginia Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- Atlas of County Boundary Changes in Virginia, 1634-1895 (amazon.com)
- Maps Relating to Virginia in the Virginia State Library and other Departments of the Commonwealth (amazon.com)
- Index of Kentucky & Virginia maps, 1562 to 1900 (amazon.com)
- Map collection of The Library of Virginia (lva.virginia.gov)
- Virginia Map Books (amazon.com)
