Allen County, Indiana

Sanborn Maps

  1. Sanborn Maps at the Indiana State Library
  2. Indiana Sanborn Maps Database Basics and a list Index by County on the Union List of Sanborn Maps at Indiana University says the maps were created by the Sanborn Fire Insurance company for business purposes as detailed building-by-building depictions of most urban areas useful for all kinds of research. See their Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps History page. They have maps for Arcola, Fort Wayne, Huntertown, Monroeville, New Haven and Woodburn.
  3. Indiana University stated on their page: For states other than Indiana, try Michigan State University's Links to Sanborn Sites, UC Berkeley's Union List of Sanborn & Other Fire Insurance Maps
  4. The Library of Congress Sanborn maps collection
    1. Library of Congress Sanborn map collection with four historic maps of Fort Wayne
    2. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana has links to Mar 1885, 1890, 1902, 1906 Central business district, 1918 Vol. 1 congest district, 1918 Feb 1951 Vol. 1A.67.028, and 1919 - Mar 1951 Vol. 2.
    3. Ever wondered what all the colors and symbols mean on a Sanborn fire insurance map? Check out our handy guide on interpreting Sanborn maps! Did you know they sometimes show wells and boilers? See their Interpreting Sanborn Maps from their LOCMaps Tweet September 12, 2023 on Twitter.
    4. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
    5. Introduction to the Sanborn Map Collection.
  5. How to Use Online Sanborn Maps for Genealogy by Diane Haddad on FamilyTreeMagazine.com.
  6. Sanborn Maps by Mark Meyer published March 26, 2013 on the History Center Notes & Queries blog- towards the end says In conjunction with Historical Information Gatherers, Inc., all the original [pre-1924] Sandborn maps for Indiana communities were scanned into an ISDP database and are available at the ISDP website. The Indiana Spatial Data Portal (ISDP) provides access to more than 25 terabytes of Indiana geospatial data including USGS Topographic Maps.
  7. Sanborn Maps Collection Items at The Library of Congress. See Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Now Online blog published May 25, 2017 with 25,000 maps from the late 1880s through early 1960s increasing to 500,000 maps by 2020 for all 50 states! Introduction to the Collection, Locations, and Indiana locations.
  8. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Genealogy by Lisa Cooke posted Sep 13, 2022 includes the video below:

  9. Sanborn Insurance Maps at Library of Congress premiered September 15, 2022 by Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems on YouTube
    Discover Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for genealogy with Julie Stoner of the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress. Learn search strategies, how to download the Sanborn maps for free and hidden online resources!

  10. February 24, 2023 post by Indiana State Library on Facebook:

    The Indiana State Library's latest blog post has plenty of tips to help you get started in historical business research. Read more here: Get started in historical business research! #business #research #Indiana

  11. The Accidental Revelations of Sanborn Maps by Tanvi Misra published October 13, 2014 at CityLab.com.
  12. Geospatial Applications at The Library of Congress

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