Hometown History Maps

16/03/2026

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Nancy M: Thanks for the Luverne, MN map!

For the past several months, I've been reading six diaries from the early 1900s that belonged to Burton Alfred Hills, a Unitarian minister who lived in Luverne, MN. On Friday, November 8, he wrote the following entry in his 1907 diary: "The three churches of this circuitmet at Luverne in Unity Church tonight for business and social hour." When I stumbled onto your website and found a Sanborn map from 1907--the very year he lived there--showing the Unity Church, I was thrilled. Sanborn maps are a great resource in looking at history. I was very impressed with the quality of the map, how it was sent in a tube, and the fact that shipping was free! Wishing you all the best!

https://hometownhistorymaps.com/products/minnesota-sanborn-fire-insurance-map-from-luverne-rock-county-minnesota-1907-sanborn-sheet-0004

11/03/2026

Really enjoyed this article about Sanborn Maps from Old House Guy LLC

These maps show incredible detail about how towns looked 100+ years ago — building materials, businesses, street layouts, and even how neighborhoods changed over time.

We work with these everyday and they never stop amazing us. If you love old houses, local history, or historic maps, this is a fascinating read — and his website in general is an amazing resource!

https://www.oldhouseguy.com/sanborn-fire-maps/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQeqY5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFvellTTlNkalhDSjJIZUxUc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgo0faYrW9X4V1k-amBZpTtNkf8wJ8PA8T3hah0UFmRZdMLIAbxwLrTKDhLu_aem_h7Qfvu3mFxMXWUdFtfLp8w

Sanborn Fire Maps – You will Fall in Love With Them March 5, 2020 by Ken Roginski 6 Comments What are Sanborn Fire Maps? Sanborn Maps are the best resource you can have for researching an old building. Once you start looking at them you will most definitely be addicted for they will provide the be...

09/03/2026

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Lisa P.:

The Santa Cruz map is beautifully reproduced! We are having fun comparing the old map with current day street names. In addition, Home Town Maps customer service is friendly and quick to respond if you have any questions.

https://hometownhistorymaps.com/products/sanborn-fire-insurance-map-from-santa-cruz-santa-cruz-county-california-1892-sheet-0001

03/03/2026

Google Maps Before Google.
Street-level detail. 100 years ago.

You’ll be surprised what you find.

👉 Search your town:
https://hometownhistorymaps.com/

01/03/2026

Illinois — 100 Years Ago 🗺️ - New Blog!

We’ve just added over 10,000 historic Illinois maps to our growing collection — including detailed Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps and vintage bird’s-eye view town maps from the late 1800s and early 1900s.

These maps show Illinois towns exactly as they once looked — street names, railroads, downtown buildings, factories, neighborhoods… basically Google Maps from a century ago.

Curious what your hometown looked like back then?

Explore the blog & full Illinois collection here 👇

https://hometownhistorymaps.com/blogs/news/historic-illinois-maps-over-10-000-old-maps-of-illinois-towns-cities

Find it. Frame it. Love it.

If you love Illinois history, genealogy, vintage wall décor, or discovering how towns once looked over 100 years ago, this collection was built for you. We’ve added thousands of old maps of Illinois towns and cities to our growing Illinois map collection, including Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps and...

25/02/2026

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Elizabeth Harris:

Well received gift, very interesting

https://hometownhistorymaps.com/products/virginia-sanborn-fire-insurance-map-from-staunton-independent-cities-virginia-1886-sanborn-sheet-0003

11/02/2026

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Amber E.:

Map came exactly as described. Love them.

https://hometownhistorymaps.com/products/billings-montana-county-seat-of-yellowstone-county-1904-1904

09/02/2026

Michigan — 100 Years Ago 🗺️
We’ve added over 9,000 historic maps of Michigan towns and cities, including detailed Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps from the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Shops, Streets, railroads, and neighborhoods, — basically Google Maps from 100 years ago.

Want to see what your Michigan hometown looked like back then?

If you love Michigan history, genealogy, vintage wall décor, or discovering how towns once looked over 100 years ago, this collection was built for you. We’ve added thousands of old maps of Michigan towns and cities to our growing Michigan map collection, including Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps and...

04/02/2026

Everyone decorates with generic art.
Some people hang their hometown.

This is a real Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from the late 1800s — showing the town layout exactly as it once looked, streets, buildings, and all.

There’s something meaningful about putting your own history on the wall. See if we have your town...

28/01/2026

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Anonymous:

"I just wanted to share these photos with you. I asked for the Houghton 1908 Sanborn sheet 1 and 2. We bought our first home here a year ago, the city records say the home is from 1960, but we knew just based in on the style of the home that couldn't be right. I started working backwards through public Census data as far back as I could go with online records and eventually while I was searching came across your maps. I was able to locate my home on sheet 2 of the 1908 map and was very excited! I asked my parents for the Houghton map and Sheet 2 for Christmas. Here they are! They look great! "

"I love buying from smaller businesses rather than big companies, because it's much more personal. The quality is great and I am very happy."

https://hometownhistorymaps.com/products/michigan-sanborn-fire-insurance-map-from-houghton-houghton-county-michigan-1908-sanborn-sheet-0001

26/01/2026

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Craig Boswell:

Very well packaged. Quality and detail of map exceeded expectations.

https://hometownhistorymaps.com/products/rutherford-new-jersey-1904-1904

20/01/2026

Top 12 Weird Town Names on Historic Maps

Some sound fake.
None of them are.

👇 Link below

Historic maps don’t just record streets and buildings — they preserve some of the most unusual town names in American history. Long before Google Maps, early cartographers carefully documented every settlement exactly as it was known at the time. Some names came from geography, some from people,...