Allen County, Indiana

Other Map Sources

  1. iMap Allen County, Indiana GIS Portal - modern digital map site a the Allen County government
  2. Allen County Maps at Indiana State Library
  3. Allen County, Indiana Township Layout at ACGSI.org
  4. Allen County, Indiana township map - at Indiana University
  5. Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Eighteenth annual report 1896-1897 Indiana Indians CXXVI Map 19 page 595. See our Indians Native American page.
  6. Bird's eye view of the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana 1868. Drawn by A. Ruger at The Library of Congress.
  7. City of Fort Wayne Interactive map
  8. Indiana maps in the Dave Rumsey Map Collection
  9. Fort Wayne Community Development has a Maps page.
  10. Fort Wayne, Indiana, Street Map with Overlays undated map 1700-1999. Description: A street map of downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana from Archer Street to Jefferson Street and St Marys Avenue to Comparet Street. First overlay denotes early Fort Wayne settlements and historical sites. Second overlay denotes existing markers and proposed markers or interpretive devices. Not dated at History Center Digital Collection on the mDON mastodon Digital Object Network and Fort Wayne, Indiana, Street Map with Overlays at Indiana Memory digital library at IN.gov.
  11. Fort Wayne has periodic flooding of the 3 rivers. An online tool shows current river levels. Flooding forecasts to take on new look Online map depicts water’s reach, depth by Dan Stockman October 26, 2012 in The Journal Gazette newspaper. The National Weather Service has an Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service.
  12. GIS Indiana - Indiana Geographic Information Office
  13. Milan Township historically significant structures on Wikipedia.
  14. INDOT - Indiana Department of Transportation Maps

    February 7, 2023 post by Indiana Department of Transportation: Northeast on Facebook:

    If you're looking to ditch your phone's GPS and go old school with a paper map, you can get one with one easy click. Just visit the map section on our website and print away! 🗺️: https://www.in.gov/indot/resources/maps/

  15. Indiana The Early Years Maps Broadsides at IN.gov.
  16. Indiana Maps has Apps & Resources - description: IndianaMap is maintained for the Indiana GIS Community by the Indiana Geographic Information Officer (GIO) in partnership with geoConvergence and the Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC).
  17. IndianaMap Viewer is maintained for the Indiana GIS Community as an app that makes your own map at IndianaMap.org.
  18. Indiana State Library Map Collection has links to Allen County showing a dozen images and all 92 county maps.Their Map Collection has 11,000 maps most are not online.
  19. National Register of Historic Places in Allen County, Indiana - 3 tabs State, Districts, Vacant

  20. Unlocking the Past: How MapWarper Enhances Genealogy Research—https://mapwarper.net/
    by Elizabeth Hodges
    ***************************************
    What if you could stroll down the same streets as your ancestors or pinpoint the location of the family farm from a century ago? Maps are an invaluable resource for family historians because they anchor our family’s stories in specific locations, highlighting the physical and societal landscapes that shaped their daily lives. MapWarper (https://mapwarper.net/) is a powerful, free tool that transforms the way researchers can view historical maps in relation to present-day landscapes. This free platform allows researchers to overlay historical maps onto modern ones, merging past and present into a striking visualization of the world our ancestors inhabited.

    MapWarper is an open-source tool that digitally aligns ("warps") historical maps to match modern map coordinates. This process, known as georeferencing, involves adjusting the old map so its features align with those in contemporary satellite images or modern street maps using OpenStreetMap. Doing this gives researchers the ability to see changes over time such as shifts in boundaries, the development of land, as well as pinpointing the modern locations of places that no longer exist such as old roads, landmarks, farms, houses, or even entire communities that have been absorbed by cities. MapWarper can also be used to locate exact pieces of land ancestors owned or lived on by overlaying historical land ownership maps (plat maps) onto modern maps.

    Using MapWarper involves several steps:
    *Select a Historical Map: Start with a digital copy of a historical map. Many libraries and online archives offer collections of digitized maps that are suitable for georeferencing. Ideally, you will want to use a map that has a higher resolution for the best final product, but don’t let resolution stop you from testing MapWarper out!
    *Upload and Warp: Upload the map to the MapWarper platform. Then, use the tool to align the historical map with corresponding points on a modern map. This might involve aligning road intersections, natural features, or building footprints.
    *Overlay and Analyze: Once the maps are aligned, users can toggle between the historical and modern maps to analyze the geographical changes and gather insights relevant to their genealogical research.

    MapWarper is more than just a digital tool; it’s a bridge connecting the past and the present. For genealogists, it offers a powerful way to help us see beyond names and dates, transforming abstract family histories into tangible, relatable stories.

    For a detailed tutorial on how to use MapWarper:
    https://youtu.be/EIZj67YgOXE?si=zuS9B3Mxizhkx-T2
    https://programminghistorian.org/en/lessons/introduction-map-warper

    FREE map resources:
    https://www.davidrumsey.com/
    https://www.oldmapsonline.org/
    https://www.loc.gov/maps/
    https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/about-this-collection/
    https://www.leventhalmap.org/
    https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/lane/maps-atlases
    http://digital-library.usma.edu/digital/collection/civmaps/search/searchterm/maps/field/all/mode/all/conn/and/order/nosort/ad/asc
    https://alabamamaps.ua.edu/
    https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html
    https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/
    https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Maps
    https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/maps

  21. The Newberry Library of Chicago Atlas of Historical County Boundaries went offline in July 2015 and in April 2017 They're Back by Judy G. Russell published April 11, 2017 on her The Legal Genealogist blog blog. See Indiana Historical Borders and Indiana Detail page.

    January 27, 2023 post by Pennsylvania Chapter - Palatines to America - German Genealogy Society on Facebook:
    ATLAS OF HISTORICAL COUNTY BOUNDARIES The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries is meant to be a resource for people seeking records of past events, and people trying to analyze, interpret and display county-based historical data like returns of elections and censuses, and for people working on state and local history projects. The special interests of those potential users range from history to demography, economics, genealogy, geography, law, and politics.
    The data used in the Atlas project is readily available to download to be consulted, reviewed, and reused for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library. Please note that some files may contain the original, out-of-date copyright license; these can be ignored. https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/
    HOW TO USE THE ATLAS https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/usingatlas.html

  22. Fort Wayne at Old Maps Online

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