Category: Alabama Maps

Alabama Maps

Our investigators and journalists locate and study a huge assortment of maps for a multitude of reasons. We are often employed to verify dates, ownership, geographic features and other matters which can be supported by old family documents and historical official government documents which may include deeds, drawings, sketches and of course, maps.

We also create our own digital maps for various uses. When possible, we like to share all maps and documents with you. Most of the time they will be published without explanation of what we were looking for but they may prove of interest to you.

We have created maps of all Alabama counties and several special purpose maps including a large selection of maps related to Native Americans in Alabama. You can find our maps by searching for them by name and we try to keep the Alabama Maps Index current so check it first.

Map: 1888 Alabama

Title
Map of Alabama.
Summary
Shows drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, and the railroad network in colored lines.
Contributor Names
Alabama. Railroad Commissioners.
Created / Published
Chicago, 1888.
Subject Headings
– Railroads–Alabama–Maps
– United States–Alabama
Notes
– Scale ca. 1:1,150,000.
– “Prepared expressly for the Tenth (10th) Annual report of the Railroad Commissioners of Alabama.”
– LC Railroad maps, 179
– Description derived from published bibliography.
– Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Description
Shows drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, and the railroad network in colored lines.

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Map: 1718 Map of Gulf Coast Region

Original is possession of Chicago’s Historical Society. Shows De Soto’s wanderings in 1540, La Salle’s landing, his journey to the interior, and the place of his death; Tonti’s journey to the Chickasaws, the old forts at Biloxi, on Mobile Bay, and on the Mississippi River below New Orleans, route of Bienville from Tensas village to Red River.

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