Mapping Monroe County, Indiana: An Annotated Bibliography, 1815–1941

Abstract

"Mapping Monroe County, Indiana" is an annotated and illustrated bibliography of historic maps of the county, the city of Bloomington, and the IU campus, from 1815 through 1941. It includes state and county atlases, federal land office records, property maps, city and town plat maps, railroad maps, road maps, geological and topographic maps, river navigation charts, limestone industry maps, soil and land use maps, postal maps, census maps, campus maps, national forest maps, and fire insurance maps. It lists items in dozens of map collections around the state and country. The PDF version of the bibliography includes clickable hyperlinks to all listed maps that are available online. The main purpose of the bibliography is to connect anyone interested in Monroe County, Bloomington, and the IU campus with the wonderful cartographic resources that are freely available online.