West Virginia Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because West 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.
West Virginia County Formation Map
West 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 West Virginia and West Virginia counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some West Virginia maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in West Virginia.
West Virginia was at one time part of Virginia.
- 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
West Virginia County D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps
The West Virginia Department of Transportation is pleased to provide highly detailed county maps online. These maps contain more detailed information about man-made features than the geological survey maps. In addition to roads and boundaries, these maps include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Our county map images have been cropped to better fit your screen. To view a map, click the desired county section below. To save a copy on your computer, while viewing the PDF image, click the
diskette icon on your toolbar, then save to the desired location on your computer. (note: some counties have up to five (5) sections)
To View the Map: Just click the Image to view the map online. In order to make the Image size as small as possible they were save on the lowest resolution.
West Virginia Map Description & Links
- West Virginia Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.net)
- West 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.
- West 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 West Virginia (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- West Virginia Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- West Virginia Map Books (amazon.com)
