TYPES OF FAMILY HISTORY RESOURCES
Maps and Other Geographical Resources
- Fire Insurance Maps
- Fire Underwriters Inspection Bureau (pdf) ("Fischer")
- Rascher
- Sanborn 1867-1950, 1950-1970 (pdf)
- Gazetteers
- Plat Books
- Search the library catalog by county name and the term "plat" or "real estate"
- Post Office Location Guides
- Post Offices of Minnesota
- Official Register of the United States (1831-1911)
- Record of Appointment of Postmasters: Minnesota, 1832-1971 (M16)
- Reports of Site Locations: Minnesota, 1837-1950 (M546)
- Topographic Maps (USGS)
- Search the library catalog by the term "maps, topographic" or by the Geological Survey (U.S.) as an author
- The book Minnesota: Index to Topographic and Other Map Coverage lists the various series of maps produced and distributed by the USGS
- The U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Maps website includes an online Map List for Minnesota
- Township Organization Maps
- See the section on Township Records
- Ward/Election Maps
- Search the library catalog by location and the term "wards," e.g. Minneapolis wards maps, or by the subject heading "election districts" and the location, e.g. election districts Minneapolis maps
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