Maps of Iowa

Map of Iowa county boundaries and county seats

Maps of Iowa are generally an important element of ancestors and family history research, notably in case you live far from where your ancestor was living. Due to the fact Iowa political boundaries often changed, historic maps tend to be essential in assisting you uncover the exact location of your ancestor’s home, what land they owned, just who their neighbors were, and much more.

Maps of Iowa  generally tend to be an excellent reference for how to get started with your own research, because they provide considerably useful information and facts instantly. Iowa Maps can be a major resource of substantial amounts of details on family history.

Iowa’s 10 largest cities are Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo, Iowa City, Council Bluffs, Ames, Dubuque and West Des Moines.

Learn more about Historical Facts of Iowa Counties.

Interactive Map of Iowa County Formation History

D.O.T. County Road and Highway Maps of Iowa

To View the Map: Just click the Image to view the map online. In order to make the Image size as small as possible they were save on the lowest resolution.

Iowa Map Links

• Historical Maps of Iowa (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
• Iowa Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.net)
• Iowa Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers (ancestry.com)
• Iowa 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)
• Iowa Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1884-1885  (search.ancestry.com) This database contains the 1884-85 Iowa gazetteer and business directory. The gazetteer covers each city, town, village, and settlement in Iowa and includes a description of each place and a directory of the people engaged in business or the professions located there.
• Iowa state gazetteer  (search.ancestry.com) embracing descriptive and historical sketches of counties, cities, towns and villages, which include much valuable information respecting the agriculture, manufactories, commerce, educational and religious institutions, population and history of the state : to which is added a shippers’ guide and a classified business directory of the manufacturers, merchants, professional and tradesmen of Iowa, together with their business address
• Iowa USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.net)
• Iowa Map Books (amazon.com)