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Maps of California

County map of California

Map of California county boundaries and county seats.

Maps of California are an crucial element of family history research, notably if you live faraway from where your ancestor resided. Due to the fact California political borders sometimes changed, historic maps are generally crucial in assisting you uncover the precise specific location of your ancestor’s hometown, just what land they owned, just who their neighbors were, and a lot more.

Maps of California often tend to be an excellent source for starting out with your own research, simply because they provide you with significantly valuable information and facts right away. California Maps is usually a major resource of significant amounts of information and facts on family history.

California is bordered by Oregon, Nevada and Arizona. California’s 10  largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego,  San Jose,   San Francisco  Fresno, Sacramento,  Long Beach, Oakland,   Bakersfield  and Anaheim.

Learn more about Historical Facts of California Counties.

Interactive Map of California County Formation History

(California maps made with the use AniMap Plus 3.0 & with the Permission of the Goldbug Company)


  • Old Antique Atlases & Maps of California

    Disclaimer: All California maps are free to use for your own genealogical purposes and may not be reproduced for resale or distribution.Source: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
  • 1845 Atlas Map of the Californias

    Map of California – 1845

    1845 Atlas Map of the Californias

  • 1856 California Atlas Map

    Map of California – 1856

    1856 California Atlas Map

  • 1866 Map of the Public Surveys in California and Nevada

    Map of California – 1866

    1866 Map of the Public Surveys in California and Nevada

  • 1880 County map of the state of California (with) San Francisco, (with) San Francisco Bay and vicinity

    Map of California – 1880

    1880 County map of the state of California (with) San Francisco, (with) San Francisco Bay and vicinity

California Map Links

  • California Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.net)
  • Old Historical Maps of California (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
  • California Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers (ancestry.com)
  • California Maps – The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (lib.utexas.edu)
  • U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
  • American Memory Map Collection: 1500-2004 (memory.loc.gov)
  • California historic topographic map collection
  • California as an island, Louis Hennepin 1699 (University of Minnesota)
  • Beckwourth Trail
  • California 1873 – Bancroft’s Map of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona (UNLV Libraries)
  • California 1895
  • California 1901 Southern Pacific Railway Map (David Rumsey Collection) [Opens in new window]
  • California – Historical Road Maps of Southern California (Mike Ballard)
  • California – Historical Topographic Maps (UC Berkeley Library)
  • California – Historical Topographic Maps (California State University, Chico)
  • California – Historical Topographic Maps – Southern California [.sid format] (UCSB)
  • California – Historical Topographic Maps – Los Angeles (William Bowen)
  • California – Historical Topographic Maps – Monterey Bay Region (UC Berkeley Library)
  • California – Historical Topographic Maps – San Diego County (SDAG)
  • California – Historical Topographic Maps – San Francisco Bay Area (UC Berkeley Library)
  • California Map Books (amazon.com)

California State Facts

California Flag

  • US Territory: 1847
  • US Statehood: Sept. 9, 1850
  • CA Counties: 58
  • CA Capital: Sacramento
  • CA Website: ca.gov
  • CA Land Area: 163,707 sq miles
  • CA 2010 Population: 37,253,956




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