Maps of Washington

Washington Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because Washington 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.

Washington County Formation Map

Washington 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 Washington and Washington counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Washington maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Washington.

• 1856 Washington And Oregon Map
• 1866 Map of Public Surveys in the Territory of Washington
• 1880 Map of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and part of Montana

Washington Map Description & Links

• Washington Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.net)
• Washington 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.
• Washington Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
• U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
• Historical Maps of Washington (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
• Washington Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
• Secretary of States Historical Maps (sos.wa.gov)
• Washington Map Books (amazon.com)