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North Carolina Resources: a General Guide: Atlases and Maps

Atlases

Atlas of Historical County Boundaries North Carolina by John H. Long
Call Number: G1201.F7 A8 1993, N.C.

Publication Date: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons ; London : Simon & Schuster Prentice Hall International, ©1998

Shows the development over time of the boundaries of each of the state's current counties (100) and those that no longer exist.
North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer by DeLorme (firm)
Call Number: G1300 .D34 2008

Publication Date: Yarmouth, Me. : DeLorme, ©2008

Contains topographic maps of the entire state.
The North Carolina Atlas : Portrait for a New Century by Douglas M. Orr, Jr., & Alfred W. Stuart
Call Number: G1300 .N7 2000

Publication Date: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2000

An up-to-date and authoritative atlas containing maps, charts and illustrations in color; covers historical, environmental, economic and social issues.
North Carolina County Maps by C.J. Puetz
Call Number: G1300 .P83 1996

Publication Date: Lyndon Station, WI : County Maps, [1996?]

Contains a detailed map, with county roads, for each county in the state.

Maps

Index to Maps of North Carolina in Books and Periodicals Illustrating the History of the State from the Voyage of Verrazzano in 1524 to 1975 by David Sanders Clark
Call Number: Z6028 .C58

Publication Date: Fayetteville, N.C. : Clark, 1976

Use this index to locate maps of all kinds contained in books and periodicals.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps by Sanborn Map Company
Call Number: MICROFILM SA516A

Publication Date: [1884-19--?]

The North Carolina Collection has microfilm of Sanborn Insurance Company maps for cities and towns in eastern North Carolina and other areas of the state. Most date from 1885 to the 1920s. These detailed maps show buildings, business enterprises, streets, roads, railroads, and other features. Updated at regular intervals, the maps are extremely useful for historical research.

More Resources...

Map Series Guide in the North Carolina Collection
The North Carolina Collection contains a collection of over 4,000 maps of the state and its counties and localities. Most maps are not cataloged.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Guide in North Carolina Collection
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of North Carolina (database)
The North Carolina Collection has microfilm of Sanborn Insurance Company maps for cities and towns in eastern North Carolina and other areas of the state. Most date from 1885 to the 1920s. These detailed maps show buildings, business enterprises, streets, roads, railroads, and other features. Updated at regular intervals, the maps are extremely useful for historical research.