Mapping Lawrence County, Indiana: An Annotated Bibliography, 1818–1941

Abstract

"Mapping Lawrence County, Indiana" is an annotated and illustrated bibliography of historic maps of the county, from its organization in 1818 through 1941. It includes state and county atlases, federal land office records, city and town plat maps, railroad maps, auto motoring maps, geological and topographic maps, river navigation charts, industry maps, soil and land use maps, postal maps, census maps, school maps, national forest and state park maps, and fire insurance maps. It lists items in more than two dozen map collections around the country. The PDF version of the bibliography includes clickable hyperlinks to all listed maps that are publicly available online. The main purpose of the bibliography is to connect anyone interested in Lawrence County with the wonderful cartographic resources that are freely available online.