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Wisconsin MapsWisconsin State Maps Original Field Notes and Plat Maps From Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records. his website provides access to scanned images of the original General Land Office survey field notes and plat maps. All of this material is based on the township, range and section descriptions of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). To effectively use this material, you will need to know this description for the property you are researching. This legal description can be derived from topographic maps, land ownership maps, deeds and or property tax bills among other sources. Offsite link Old Wisconsin Map Very Early Wisconsin Map Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota Territories 1832-1858. Wisconsin Territory was organized in 1836 from land formerly belonging to Michigan Territory and with bounds as follows: South and east by Missouri, Illinois and Lake Michigan; east and north by Michigan, Lake Superior, and the International Line; westerly byt he White Earth River and Missouri River. In 1838 Wisconsin Territory was contracted to approximately the area of the present state, and remainder of the territor was organized by Iowa Territory. Midwestern States Map showing the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and the Iowa Territory. Copyright 1884, by James Monteith. Wisconsin/Michigan Map, 1891 Map includes the state so Wisconsin and Michigan. Copyright 1891, by Dodd, Mead & Company Wisconsin Railroad Map, 1943, Wisconsin map shoing railroads. Copyright by C.F. Hammond & Co. N.Y. Wisconsin Map, 1944, Rand McNally Popular map just prior to WWII. Copyright 1944, by Rand McNally & Company, Chicago Wisconsin Base Map County boundaries and names, county seats, rivers. Original scale 1:2,500,000 U.S. Geological Survey, 1972 limited update 1990 (Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin) Wisconsin Outline Map County boundaries and names. U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 (Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin) Wisconsin Reference Map Shaded relief map with state boundaries, forest cover, place names, major highways. Portion of "The National Atlas of the United States of America. General Reference", compiled by U.S. Geological Survey 2001, printed 2002 (Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin) PDF format Federal Lands and Indian Reservations The National Atlas of the United States of America, U.S. Geological Survey, 2003 (Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin) 1901 County Maps - The Wisconsin county maps presented here were scanned in individually from the large Wisconsin map in the Rand McNally New Standard Atlas of the World, Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago, 1901. They should be of interest to genealogists because they show the locations of many places that no longer exist. Offsite link by Rick Hagen Current County Map, The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is pleased to provide highly detailed county maps online. Produced at a 1:100,000 scale the maps contain the following pieces of information: Major local road networks, Interstate corridors, U.S., state, and county routes, Recreation areas, Points of interest, Hospitals, Schools, Airports, Urban boundaries, Railroads, Town roads, Federal and state forest boundaries, Indian reservations, Township boundaries. Wisconsin Reference Maps, Wisconsin Maps grouped by the Dept. of Public Instruction's themes in Wisconsin history, and arranged in rough chronological order within those broad categories. Area Specific Maps Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Park Map 1987 (Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin) Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Park Map 1997 (Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin)PDF Format Saint Croix National Scenic River [Minnesota/Wisconsin] Park Map 1998 (Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin)PDF Format Historical City Maps Please see county specific pages for links to Historical City Maps | ||||
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