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The Sanborn Map Company, the best known of the US fire-insurance map producers, has made maps since 1867. The fire insurance maps produced by Sanborn show building footprints, building material, height or number of stories, building use, lot lines, road widths and water facilities. The maps also show street names and property boundaries of the time. This collection of maps is historically significant as it is sometimes the best detailed map of a town or city dating from the mid 1800s.
Go to the Sanborn collection.
The earliest known map of Centre County is this 1861 Tilden map. Originals of the map are housed in the Penn State University Archives, Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library, University Park, Pa 16802. Go to the 1861 Digital Atlas of Centre County.
This atlas of Centre County, Pennsylvania is from actual surveys created by A. Pomeroy & Co., Philadelphia, PA. Go to the 1874 Atlas of Centre County.
The 15 minute topographic maps are a medium scale (1:62,500) series of topographic maps for Pennsylvania. All of the maps for the series have been scanned and are currently available for viewing. Download capabilities will be available at a future date. Go to the collection.
The plan shows the lands of the Philipsburg Estate and identifies some landowners, coal companies, canals, roads, and surveyed railroad route in Centre, Clearfield, and Cambria Counties, Pennsylvania. Go to The Plan of the Philipsburg Estate.
