Maps of the United States

Encyclopedia : M : MA : MAP : Maps of the United States

Maps of the United States are available in various media. For Wikipedia's maps of the United States, see

Contents

1 Printed maps

1.1 Printed
1.2 Printed street and road maps
1.3 Printed political and historical maps

1.3.1 Printed election maps

1.3.1.1 Printed electoral district maps

2 Maps on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
3 Online maps

3.4 Online topographic maps
3.5 Online street and road maps
3.6 Online political and historical maps

3.6.2 Online election maps

3.6.2.1 Online electoral district maps

4 See also
5 External links to online and uploadable maps

5.7 Online maps and atlases of the US:
5.8 Online historical maps and atlases of the US:

6 Other external links

Printed maps

Printed

The United States Geological Survey publishes 1:24,000 scale, 7.5-minute quadrangle topographic maps of the US.
DeLorme publishes atlases of all fifty U.S. states with California divided into two atlases and Maryland and Delaware and Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.

Printed street and road maps

In most states, the Departments of Transportation publishes official state maps, which are available at state and local government offices, tourist centers, online, or via mail. Some other publishers of maps and atlases of the US, individual states and cities include:

DeLorme topographical atlases also include route number and road name information.
Rand McNally is a major producer of US road maps and atlases inlcuding the annual Road Atlas.
The National Geographic Society publishes the National Geographic Road Atlas.
AAA (formerly the American Automobile Association) is a major producer of US road maps and atlases.
Benchmark Maps produces "Road & Recreation Atlases" for several western states.
The American Map-Langenscheidt Publishing Group publishes American Map, ADC, Arrow Map, and Hagstrom Map state and city maps and atlases.
Universal Map has national coverage

Printed political and historical maps

The National Geographic Society publishes a series of regional political maps of the US and Canada.

Printed election maps

Printed electoral district maps

Maps on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM

DeLorme publishes Street Atlas USA on CD-ROM and Street Atlas USA Plus on DVD-ROM.

Online maps

The National Atlas of the United States of America was authorized in 1997 and is an entirely online atlas.
The United States Census Bureau produces an array of maps related to US Census data via the American Factfinder database.
Perry-Castañeda Library at the University of Texas at Austin has an extensive online collection of scanned maps of the US.

Online topographic maps

The United States Geological Survey hosts The National Map, an online, interactive topographical map service.

Online street and road maps

Google Maps, MapQuest, Rand McNally and Yahoo! Maps all provide map coverage of the US. Google Earth is a software application that uses online information to provide a number of map, GIS, and satellite image services.

Online political and historical maps

For Wikipedia's historical maps of the United States, see

Perry-Castañeda Library at the University of Texas at Austin has an extensive online collection of political and historical maps of the US.

Online election maps

Online electoral district maps

For Wikipedia's Congressional district maps of the United States, see

The United States Census Bureau produces an online Congressional District Atlas for each Congress.

External links to online and uploadable maps

Online maps and atlases of the US:

[The National Atlas of the United States of America]
[The National Map from the USGS]
[US Census Bureau map products]
[MapQuest World Atlas - United States]
[Microsoft/Encarta/Expedia World Atlas] with atlas for North America to street level.
[Multimap World Atlas - United States]
[Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - United States] has an extensive online collection of scanned maps of the US.

Online historical maps and atlases of the US:

[Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - United States] has an extensive online collection of scanned historical maps of the US, and a [list of other map sites].
[Charting North America], maps and atlases in the New York Public Library Digital Collection
Online digitized versions of many [18th- and 19th-century American atlases], as well as the 1897 Rand McNally [Indexed Atlas of the World] and many other maps, can be found at [DavidRumsey.com].
[Hipkiss' Scanned Old Maps] from Atlases and any old books with maps in them!