North Carolina Maps

Online Resources

 * Maps of North Carolina from MapofUS.org. Includes boundary changes map.
 * North Carolina Maps and Historic Overlay Maps
 * Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
 * U.S. Map Collection, 1513-1990, ($)
 * North Carolina Sanborn® Maps
 * David Rumsey Map Collection
 * United States Census Bureau Interactive Maps North Carolina Maps are useful for genealogists. Some give historical background of the area; others show migration routes such as roads, rivers, and railroads. Topographical maps show physical and man-made features, such as creeks, hills, trails, and roads used as persons came to North Carolina. Sometimes maps also include cemeteries and churches. Plat and land ownership, as well as other types of maps, are described in the United States Maps wiki article. See the North Carolina Gazetteers, United States Gazetteers, and the United States Maps wiki articles for more resources regarding places in North Carolina.
 * The most comprehensive collection of North Carolina Maps is available online thanks to the cooperative effort of the North Carolina State Archives, the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and the Outer Banks History Center. This collection of over 3000 maps includes maps of each of North Carolina's 100 counties, Sanborn Insurance maps, and interactive features.
 * United States Census Bureau State-based County Outline Maps. This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties.
 * Printable maps are also available from National Atlas
 * Rotating county formation map (click date to see North Carolina counties in existence)

Family History Library


 * North Carolina. State Highway Commission. Planning and Research Department. Maintenance Maps. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973.) These maps were prepared in 1972 and include all counties.


 * Clay, James W. North Carolina Atlas. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 1975.) This atlas shows the formation of counties and the patterns of European settlement.


 * Cummings, William P. North Carolina in Maps. (Raleigh, North Carolina: State Department of Archives and History, 1966.) This is a set of 15 maps created between 1585 and 1896.


 * Gioe, Joan Colbert. North Carolina: Her Counties, Her Townships, and Her Towns. (Indianapolis, Indiana: The Researchers, 1981.)


 * To access other maps available through the Family History Library, use the FamilySearch Catalog Place-names Search for:

NORTH CAROLINA- MAPS

NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- MAPS

NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- MAPS