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Maps and Geography
Connecticut Resources | Federal Resources | Historical Resources | Other Resources
The State Library collections include:
- Aerial survey photographs of Connecticut
- Manuscript maps related to Connecticut
- Maps and atlases documenting America's participation in wars from the colonial period to the present
- Maps, atlases, and gazetteers of Connecticut, its counties, regions, and local political units, New England, and other areas to and from which Connecticut people migrated
- Maps from Connecticut state and United States government publications
- Maps used in the Hale Headstone Collection survey
- Metropolitan District Commission town maps of the Hartford area
- Microfilmed copies of the Library of Congress' collections of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Connecticut, ca. 1884-1950 and 1951-1970, and Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970, Connecticut (available for use at the State Library only)
- New England topographic maps
- Survey maps
- Worldwide maps and atlases from the 17th century to the present, including political, road/street, thematic, and topographic maps
A geographically arranged map card catalog, as well as a map location list showing where each map is housed, are available.
Connecticut Resources
Aerial Photographs:
- Connecticut’s 1934 Aerial Survey online
- History of Aerial Photography in Connecticut
- Research Guide to Aerial Photographs at the Connecticut State Library
- Understanding and Interpreting Aerial Photographs
City Directories. The State Library has an
extensive collection of original and microfilmed Connecticut directories and
city directory maps from the early nineteenth century to the present. Use
the Connecticut State Library catalog ("CONSULS")
to identify directories available for use at the State Library. For
example, you may do a “Keyword” search on “Norwich Conn directory.”
Connecticut Aerial Photography Mosaics from the University of Connecticut
Map and Geographic Information Center (“MAGIC”). For tips on navigating
the images and other images listed under ‘CT Raster Data' on the MAGIC home
page, see
Using Mosaics
and Maps on UConn Web Sites..
Connecticut
Department of Economic and Community Development. Contains Connecticut
county maps, road maps, service delivery maps and more.
Connecticut Department of
Environmental Protection Store. Sells books, maps and publications of the
State Geological and Natural History Survey.
Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection. Environmental and Geographic Information
Center (EGIC). Among other things, look at the link to “Geographic
Information Systems” to find GIS data to download..
Connecticut Department of
Environmental Protection Store. Sells books, maps and publications of
the State Geological and Natural History Survey.
Connecticut
Department of Transportation. Provides online access to Connecticut
town, traffic analysis, daily traffic and bicycle trail maps.
Connecticut
Environmental Conditions Online. CT ECO provides a variety of tools for
sharing natural resource and environmental information. Types of information
include water resources, soils, open space, geology and aerial imagery. CT
ECO is a partnership between the Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection and the University of Connecticut.
Connecticut Office of
Tourism. Source for brochures and maps on the state and its regions.
Connecticut Towns [Map].
Use this map from the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
to locate towns. Click on the <magnifying glass> symbol for the zoom
function. Use the <hand> tool to move around on the map. Click on the
<binoculars> symbol to use the search function, which highlights the town name
on the map.
Connecticut Towns and Counties.
Connecticut is currently divided into 169 "towns" with distinct geographical
boundaries. Each of these towns may contain incorporated cities or
boroughs, as well as villages, post offices, and railroad depots without a
distinct government.
Digital Sanborn Maps, Connecticut.
Available at the State Library. Provides digital access to Sanborn
fire insurance maps for Connecticut towns and cities between 1867 and 1970.
Distances Within Connecticut.
Mileage between Connecticut towns.
The Face of
Connecticut: People, Geology and the Land. Highlights the landscape
and geology of Connecticut. Includes geological sketches and photos.
Unique Connecticut Place Names.
Determine if the place you know is one of the 169 towns or one of the named
boroughs, villages, post offices or railroad depots.
University of Connecticut
Center for Land Use Education and Research ("CLEAR")
University of Connecticut
Map And Geographic Information Center ("MAGIC")
Federal Resources
Geographic Names
Information System (GNIS). Contains information about approximately 2
million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States and its
territories.
GEOnet
Names Server. Provides access to the National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency's (NGA) and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names' (US BGN) database of
foreign geographic feature names. The database is the official repository of
foreign place-name decisions approved by the US BGN.
Tiger
Mapping Service. Provides access to high-quality, detailed maps of the
United States.
U.S. Census Bureau
Maps and Cartographic Resources. Contains links to printed and
downloadable maps, boundary files, on-line mapping applications and much more.
U.S. Census
Bureau Gazetteer. A geographic place name look-up application based on
1990 census data.
Bodleian
Library Map Collection. A selection of images from the Bodleian
Library. Includes maps of the United States circa 1800, Boston, Massachusetts
circa 1776 and much more.
Cartographic
Creation of New England. An online exhibition of early maps that
chronicles the effects of European exploration and settlement in north-eastern
North America.
David Rumsey Historical Map
Collection. Provides access to over 10,000 maps online. Collection
includes rare 18th and 19th century North and South America maps and other
cartographic materials. Historic maps of the Old World, Europe, Asia and Africa
are also represented.
Historic USGS
Maps of New England and New York. An online collection of over 1500
USGS topographic maps. Includes complete geographical coverage of New England
and New York from the 1890s to 1950s.
Map
Collections: 1500-200404 (American Memory). Provides access to the map
collections at the Library of Congress. Organized into seven main categories
including: Cities and Towns, Conservation and Environment, Discovery and
Exploration, Cultural Landscapes, Military Battles and Campaigns, General Maps
and Transportation and Communication.
Mapping History: The
Darkwing Atlas Project. Provides interactive representations of
historical problems and illustrations of historical events and developments.
Massachusetts Historical Society Maps. Contains maps and engravings of
North America and the plans of 30 North American forts.
Office of Coast Guard Survey: Historical Map and Chart Collection.
Contains over 20,000 maps and charts from the late 1700s to the present. The
collection includes some of the nation's earliest nautical charts, hydrographic
surveys, topographic surveys, city plans and Civil War battle maps.
Yale Map
Collection (Online Maps). Provides access to antiquarian maps,
historical city maps and the Lanman Globe Collection.
Canadian
Geographical Names. T he Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB) is
the data bank of Canada's geographical names, maintained by the Geographical
Names Section, part of the Centre for Topographic Information, Geomatics Canada,
Natural Resources Canada.
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Provides a searchable database of
approximately 1 million place names for the world.
Perry-Castaneda
Library
(Univ. of Texas). A collection of more than 250,000 maps covering all
areas of the world.
United Nations Maps and Geographic Information Resources. Includes
general and thematic maps at the country level.
Prepared by the Government Information Unit. Revised 11-06.