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Online Resources
- Maps of Michigan from MapofUS.org. Includes boundary changes map.
- Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
- University of Michigan Maps
- Burton Historical Collection
- USGenWeb Digital Map Library - includes various historical state, county, and city plat maps
- State map of Michigan showing the location of each Michigan County is on Hearthstone Legacy.
- Michigan County Atlases
Printed Publications
Miles, William. Michigan Atlases and Plat Books: A Checklist, 1872–1973. Lansing, Michigan: State Library Service, 1975. (FamilySearch Library book 977.4 E3m; fiche 6051141.)
Background
The FamilySearch Library has a small collection of maps and atlases, dating from 1855 to the present. The library's files include ward maps for the city of Detroit.
The best collections of Michigan maps are at the Michigan State Archives and at the Burton Historical Collection.
United States Census Bureau State and County Map. This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties.
Historical Michigan maps are located in the David Rumsey Map Collection.
Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States -- https://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/printable.html