Vermont Maps

Introduction
Several types of maps are useful for genealogists. Some give the 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 Vermont. Sometimes maps also include cemeteries and churches. Plat and land ownership maps, as well as other types of maps, are described in United States Maps.

Map Collections
The largest collections of maps in Vermont are available at the Vermont Historical Society and the University of Vermont. The Vermont Historical Society collection contains the earliest maps of Vermont.

United States Census Bureau State and County Map. 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.

Atlases
Many of the maps at the FamilySearch Library are in published atlases. In the Catalog, atlases are listed in the Place Search of a locality under “Maps.” Examples of maps showing boundary changes in Vermont are found in:


 * New Hampshire, Vermont, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. New York, New York: Simon &amp; Schuster, 1993. (FS Library book .) In addition to giving a chronology of the development of each county, this atlas contains maps showing the county boundaries and the towns in each county.


 * Graffagnino, J. Kevin. The Shaping of Vermont. Rutland, Vermont: Vermont Heritage Press, 1983. (FS Library book .) This book includes maps for 1749 to 1877.


 * Frederick W. Beers published atlases for all counties in Vermont except Essex between 1869 and 1878. These include the names of landowners. The FamilySearch Library has the atlases for Addison, Bennington, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor counties.

Maps and Atlases at the FamilySearch Library
For these and other maps of Vermont, see the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under:

VERMONT- MAPS

VERMONT, [COUNTY]- MAPS

VERMONT, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- MAPS

More Resources
See also Vermont Gazetteers, United States Gazetteers and United States Maps for more resources regarding places in Vermont.

Websites

 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress


 * National Atlas of the United States (Free) printable maps


 * Vermont Center for Geographic Information (Free) in its Map Center has both static and interactive maps.


 * OnTheWorldMap (Free) has various sectional maps of Vermont.