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State Antique Maps & Atlases • State Map Description & Links

Washington Maps are generally an important element of genealogy and family history research, notably in case you live far from where your ancestor resided. Since Washington political borders often changed, historic maps are significant in helping you find out the exact specific location of your ancestor's home town, what land they owned, just who his or her neighbors happen to be, and a lot more.

Washington Maps generally have a tendency to be an excellent source for getting started with your own research, given that they provide substantially valuable information and facts quickly. Washington Maps is usually a major resource of considerable amounts of details on family history.

Washington County Formation Map

(Washington maps made with the use AniMap Plus 3.0 & with the Permission of the Goldbug Company)

Washington Antique Maps & Atlases

See U.S. State & County Boundary Maps and Antique Atlases to view free map images of antique maps & atlases maps during the years 1732 to 1897 for the entire United States as well as other states and countries.

These are scanned from the original copies so you can see Washington and Washington counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some Washington maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in Washington.

Disclaimer: All Washington maps are free to use for your own genealogical purposes and may not be reproduced for resale or distribution.Source: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

Washington Map Description & Links

Washington Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.net)
Washington Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers (ancestry.com)
Washington Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
Historical Maps of Washington (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
American Memory Map Collection: 1500-2004 (memory.loc.gov) extensive selection from the Library of Congress Map Collections, focusing on Americana and cartographic treasures.
Washington Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
Secretary of States Historical Maps (sos.wa.gov)
Washington Map Books (amazon.com)

WA Archives.com Records