Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of North Carolina: Accessing Sanborn Maps

Supports Big Data and Analytics Research Cluster. Provides digital access to large-scale maps of many North Carolina towns and cities, searchable by address and GPS coordinates. Maps contain detailed data such as building outlines, size, use, construction details, and function of structures. They also give street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, house and block numbers, and other features like pipelines, railroads, and wells, and dumps. The maps cover the time period 1867-1970.