Maps

There are many very good NC maps available that cover all its time periods.

• For your personal research, start at NCGS (no need to sign in). Read the detail on the various types of information available.
• County boundaries changed over time, so see the interactive map at Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Link takes you to North Carolina. Also, see the text of individual county boundary changes at this page.
• Sanborn fire insurance maps were very detailed and available at the UNC Library. Example: no maps for Chatham County or its two cities, so see Trinity College in Randolph County.
• David Rumsey. Historical maps of the entire world.
• Library of Congress maps at LoC. Also has other visualizations; see this list
• USGS topographical maps showing creeks and rivers.
• Gazetteers that list historical and geographic names.
• University of Texas Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL) Map Collection.