www.loc.gov
Who loves maps? I DO! I came across the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps online at the Library of Congress.
"The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Online Checklist provides a searchable database of the fire insurance maps published by the Sanborn Map Company housed in the collections of the Geography and Map Division. The online checklist is based upon the Library's 1981 publication Fire Insurance Maps in the Library of Congress and will be continually updated to reflect new acquisitions."
This one is for Chicago 1913
Sanborn Map Company, Vol. F, 1913 - May 1946
https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/about-this-collection/
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@X24mom X24mom I got a little giddy looking at these maps! They are very interesting. Comparing them to what other maps may be available and census records, is down right exciting!
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i agree... there are several specific sites i prefer for this sort of thing and this is one of them... i need to dig up my list and share lol
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Please do dig up your list and share. I would like to see what you have found, what works for you and understand why you like your specific sites. One never knows how this kind of information may benefit someone.
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