Illinois Historical Maps
There are numerous digital historical maps of Illinois available through:
The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Map library Historical Maps Online site,
The State of Illinois Library Maps site,
Northwestern University's Illinois maps site,
The University of Texas Perry Castenada Historical Illinois topo maps collection,
Random digitized collections such as those found at alabamamaps.ua.edu
There are also maps available through the Illinois Digital Map Library.
A web page listing historical Illinois County boundaries.
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The following maps are contained within the Maps Collection:
| Drawer | Title | Year |
| Illinois Electric, Oil + Gas, Mineral, Coal Mining | Coal and Water Resources for Coal Conservation in Illinois | 1975 |
| Oill and Gas Pay Map of Illinois | 1967 | |
| Electric Utilities in Illinois | 1975 | |
| Oil and Gas Industry in Illinois | 1977 | |
| Oil and Gas Industry in Illinois | 1968 | |
| Oil and Gas Industry in Illinois | 1961 | |
| Oil and Gas Industry in Illinois | 1955 | |
| Oil and Gas Map of Illinois | 1954 | |
| Gas Distribution Lines | 1953 | |
| Oil and Gas Map of Illinois | 1948 | |
| Oil and Gas Map of Illinois | 1945 | |
| Oil and Gas Map of Illinois | 1941 | |
| Oil and Gas Map of Illinois | 1940 | |
| Oil and Gas Map of Illinois | 1939 | |
| Oil and Gas Map of Illinois | 1937 | |
| Shipping Coal Mines in Illinois | 1961 | |
| Mineral Industries of Illinois | 1961 | |
| Mineral Industries of Illinois | 1955 | |
| Illinois River Maps | Illinois River Basins | 1978 |
| Illinois Watersheds | 1977 | |
| Chain-O'- Lakes Region State of Illinois | 1964 | |
| Map of the Illinois and Michigan Canal and Adjacent Territory from Chicago to Peru | 1966 | |
| Chain of Lakes Region Grass Lake- Fox River Area | 1958 | |
| Chain of Lakes Region Nippersink- Fox Lakes Area | 1956 | |
| Chain of Lakes Region Pistakee Lake Area | 1956 | |
| Illinois | ||
| Drainage Map of Illinois | 1964 | |
| Topographic Map of Illinois Beach Sheet 1 | 1972 | |
| Topographic Map of Illinois Beach Sheet 2 | 1972 | |
| Topographic Map of Illinois Beach Sheet 3 | 1972 | |
| Topographic Map of Illinois Beach Sheet 4 | 1972 | |
| Mississippi Palisades | ||
| Horseshoe Lake/Madison | ||
| Rock Cut | ||
| General Drainage Map Boone County | 1958 | |
| General Drainage Map Champaign County | 1971 | |
| General Drainage Map Christian County | 1964 | |
| General Drainage Map Cook County | 1958 | |
| General Drainage Map Kankakee County | 1955 | |
| General Drainage Map Logan County | 1960 | |
| General Drainage Map Mason County | 1959 | |
| General Drainage Map Menard County | 1958 | |
| General Drainage Map Piatt County | 1964 | |
| General Drainage Map Sangaman County | 1960 | |
| General Drainage Map Winnebago County | 1956 | |
| General Drainage Map Cass County | 1958 | |
| Cache Creek, California | 1939 | |
| Pictoral Profile of the Illinois Waterway | 1959 | |
| Illinois | ||
| Mississippi River | 1965 | |
| Big Muddy River Drainage Project Sheet1 | 1910 | |
| Big Muddy River Drainage Project Sheet2 | 1910 | |
| Big Muddy River Drainage Project Sheet3 | 1910 | |
| Big Muddy River Drainage Project Sheet4 | 1910 | |
| Big Muddy River Drainage Project Sheet5 | 1910 | |
| Spoon River Drainage Project Sheet 1 | 1910 | |
| Spoon River Drainage Project Sheet 2 | 1910 | |
| Spoon River Drainage Project Sheet 3 | 1910 | |
| Kaskaskia River Drainage Project Sheet 1 | 1910 | |
| Kaskaskia River Drainage Project Sheet 2 | 1910 | |
| Kaskaskia River Drainage Project Sheet 3 | 1910 | |
| Kaskaskia River Drainage Project Sheet 4 | 1910 | |
| Kaskaskia River Drainage Project Sheet 5 | 1910 | |
| Kaskaskia River Drainage Project Sheet 6 | 1910 | |
| Kaskaskia River Drainage Project Sheet 7 | 1910 | |
| Kaskaskia River Drainage Project Sheet 8 | 1910 | |
| Kaskaskia River Drainage Project Sheet 9 | 1910 | |
| Kaskaskia River Drainage Project Sheet 10 | 1910 | |
| Kaskaskia River Drainage Project Sheet 11 | 1910 | |
| Kaskaskia River Drainage Project Sheet 12 | 1910 | |
| Kaskaskia River Drainage Project Sheet 13 | 1910 | |
| Illinois Transportation | Illinois Highway Guide | 1931 |
| llinois Auto Road Map | 1926 | |
| General Highway Map Cook County | 1960 | |
| Traffic Map State of Illinois | 1962 | |
| State Bond Issue Road System | 1923 | |
| Illinois Roads | 1925 | |
| Map Showing Marked Through Routes in Illinois | 1925 | |
| Illinois Official Highway Map | 1941 | |
| Progress in Road Building | 1925 | |
| State Bond Issue Road System | ||
| National Highways Preliminary Map of the State of Illinois | 1916 | |
| Official McHenery County Road Map | 1966 | |
| Transportation Map of Illinois | 1976 | |
| Primary Highways State of Illinois | 1964 | |
| Illinois County Topographic Maps | Topgraphic Map Clinton County | 1914 |
| Topgraphic Map Monroe County | 1914 | |
| Topgraphic Map McDonough County | 1919 | |
| Topgraphic Map Lawrence County | 1917 | |
| Topgraphic Map Randolph County | 1918 | |
| Topgraphic Map Gallatin County | 1916 | |
| Bedrock Topography and Mineral Industrial Data of the Ottawa Quadrangle | 1916 | |
| State of Illinois Maps | Cartocraft Desk Outline Map | |
| Illinois Railroads | 1909 | |
| Standard Map of Illinois | 1982 | |
| Illinois | ||
| State of Illinois | 1948 | |
| Illinois Authors | 1952 | |
| Illinois Authors | 1966 | |
| Illinois | ||
| State of Illinois | 1915? | |
| State of Illinois | 1958 | |
| State of Illinois | 1952 | |
| Illinois | ||
| Chicago Street Maps | Arterial Street Map of Chicago Sheet 1 | 1964 |
| Arterial Street Map of Chicago Sheet 2 | 1965 | |
| Arterial Street Map of Chicago Sheet 3 | 1964 | |
| Arterial Street Map of Chicago Sheet 4 | 1964 | |
| Township Maps of Cook County | ||
| Map of West Suburan Chicago | ||
| Bird's Eye View Central Chicago | 1982 | |
| Hospitals Outside of Chicago | 1961 | |
| Welcome to Chicago | 1961 | |
| Chicago Population | 1953 | |
| Traffic Map Chicago Ilinois | 1961 | |
| Chicago Outer Beltline | ||
| Transportation System Plan | 1995 | |
| Population Change Between 1940-1950 | ||
| Change in Occupied Dwelling Units Between 1940-1950 | ||
| Population in City of Chicago | 1900-1970 | |
| Map of Cook County | 1965 | |
| Chicago | 1976 | |
| Basic Policies for the Comprehensive Plan of Chicago | 1964 | |
| Chicago | ||
| Jackson Park | 1986 | |
| Illinois Soil Maps | Status of Soil Survey | 1977 |
| Illinois Organization Map | 1974 | |
| Soil Association of Madison County Illinois | ||
| Paris Beacon-News Edgar County | ||
| Engineering Soils Map Madison County | 1952 | |
| Engineering Soils Map LaSalle County | 1952 | |
| Engineering Soils Map Cumberland County | 1950 | |
| Engineering Soils Map Douglas County | 1950 | |
| Engineering Soils Map Edgar County | 1950 | |
| Engineering Soils Map Fayette County | ||
| Engineering Soils Map Macon County | 1951 | |
| Engineering Soils Map Moultrie County | ||
| Engineering Soils Map Stark County | 1951 | |
| Engineering Soils Map Warren County | 1951 | |
| Engineering Soils Map Coles County | 1950 | |
| Engineering Soils Map Clark County | 1950 | |
| Engineering Soils Map De Witt | 1951 | |
| State Parks Maps | Illinois State Parks | 1926 |
| State of Illinois | ||
| Topographic Map of Johnson Saulk Trail | 1972 | |
| Topographic Map of Apple River Canyon Sheet 1 | 1973 | |
| Topographic Map of Apple River Canyon Sheet 2 | 1973 | |
| Topographic Map of Starved Rock State Park Sheet 1 | 1972 | |
| Topographic Map of Starved Rock State Park Sheet 2 | 1972 | |
| Topographic Map of Starved Rock State Park Sheet 3 | 1972 | |
| Topographic Map of Starved Rock State Park Sheet 4 | 1972 | |
| Topographic Map of Starved Rock State Park Sheet 5 | 1972 | |
| Topographic Map of Starved Rock State Park Sheet 6 | 1972 | |
| Topographic Map of Starved Rock State Park Sheet 7 | 1972 | |
| Topographic Map of Starved Rock State Park Sheet 8 | 1972 | |
| Composite Map of Illinois Beach State Park | 1973 | |
| Topographic Map of Crawford County Lake Site | 1961 | |
| Sam Parr State Park | 1965 | |
| Topographic Map Pope and Mossac County | 1962 | |
| Chain of Lakes State Park | ||
| Illinois Political Maps | Legislative Districts fo Illinois | 1981 |
| Congressional District Map of Cook County | 1965 | |
| Congressional Districts of Northeastern Illinois | 1981 | |
| Cook County Legislative Districts | 1971 | |
| Legislative Districts other than Cook County | 1971 | |
| Representative Districts of Cook County | 1982 | |
| Congressiona Districts of Illinois | 1981 | |
| Cook County Congressiona Districts | 1971 | |
| Legislative Districts of Cook County | 1981 | |
| Congressiona Districts of the State of Illinois | ||
| Representative Districts other than Cook County | 1965 | |
| Representative Districts of Northeastern Illinois | 1982 | |
| Representative Districts of Illinois | 1982 |
