Digital Sanborn Maps
Founded in 1867 by D. A. Sanborn, the Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps for over 100 years, repeatedly mapping towns and cities as they changed.
The maps provide a wealth of information, such as building outline, size and shape, construction materials, height, building use, windows and doors, street and sidewalk widths, boundaries, house numbers, and more. The plans often include information and shading for steel beams or reinforced walls, plus symbols for stables, garages, warehouses, etc.
Factories are labeled with the owner's name, as well as the products manufactured there. In large industrial and commercial buildings, even individual rooms and their uses are recorded. Also depicted are pipelines, railroads, wells, water mains, dumps, and heavy machinery likely to affect the property's vulnerability to earthquake, fire, and flood. Combined with your other reference sources—city directories, photographs, small-scale maps, census records, genealogies, and statistical data—the Sanborn maps provide an unparalleled picture of life in American towns and cities.
The original Chadwyck-Healey™ Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps collection on microfilm has long been one of the few comprehensive sets for the entire U.S., with some 660,000 maps. Bell and Howell/ProQuest enhanced and digitized the same maps for inclusion in the Digital Sanborn Maps collection.
The electronic interface makes it easy to find the locations you want. Initially accessible by state and community, the maps also pinpoint the streets, landmarks, and other places noted in the map's index. Once displayed, the maps can be manipulated, expanded, printed, and downloaded.
Montana Sanborn Maps
The Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for the State of Montana are available by remote access for Montana residents and students in Montana educational institutions. More than 210 towns and cities in Montana were mapped by the Sanborn Map Company between 1884 and 1970.
The Missoula Historic Preservation Office negotiated an agreement with ProQuest to allow remote access to the Internet electronic version of the Sanborn Maps for all Montanans. This year the project is funded by the Montana Historical Society.
Through this site, you can:
Browse maps in Montana by city, and date.
View, download, and print the digital image of every map.
Navigate of the maps with a thumbnail-image view.
View images without downloading a plug-in viewer.
This site is now active and can be accessed using the following information:
<http://sanborn.umi.com/>
Account Name = bitterroot
Password = welcome
MONTANA TOWNS AND CITIES INCLUDED IN SANBORN MAPS®
Absarokee: 1927, 1927* Anaconda: 1884, 1888, 1800(?),1891, 1896, 1903, 1951 Antelope: 1914, 1920, 1929, 1929* Augusta: 1929, 1929* Bainville: 1910, 1920, 1929, 1929* Baker: 1910, 1914, 1920, 1928, 1928* Ballantine: 1927, 1927* Basin: 1896, 1904, 1912, 1927, 1927* Bear Creek: 1914, 1927 Belfry: 1912, 1927 Belgrade: 1891, 11896, 1902, 1907, 1912, 1941 Belt: 1897, 1900, 1910, 1927 Big Fork: 1916, 1927 Big Sandy: 1920, 1929 Big Timber: 1891, 1893, 1896, 1907, 1921, 1938 Billings: 1884, 1886, 1889, 1891, 1896, 1903, 1903, 1912, 1923, 1949, 1923 republished 1958 Bonner: 1912, 1921, 1932 Boulder: 1892, 1897, 1912, 1927 Boulder Valley: 1888 Bowdoin: 1920, 1920* Bozeman: 1884, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1904, 1912, 1927, 1943 Brady: 1914, 1927 Bridger: 1907, 1916, 1940 Broadview: 1912, 1920, 1927 Browning: 1910, 1916, 1920, 1929, 1936 Buffalo: 1929, 1929* Butte: 1884, 1888, 1890, 1891, 1900, 1916, 1951, 1916 republished 1957 Carlyle: 1928, 1928* Carter: 1920, 1929 Cascade: 1914, 1920, 1920* Castle: 1892 Chester: 1910, 1920, 1920* Chinook: 1892, 1900, 1910, 1928, 1943 Choteau: 1910, 1921, 1943 Clancy: 1927, 1927* Clyde Park: 1912, 1927, 1927* Coalville: 1907 Coffee Creek: 1929, 1929* Columbia Falls: 1894, 1910, 1920, 1932 Columbus: 1897, 1903, 1907, 1912, 1920, 1942 Conrad: 1910, 1920, 1929, 1937 Corvallis: 1909, 1929, 1929* Culbertson: 1910, 1930 Custer: 1927, 1927* Cutbank: 1910, 1920, 1929, 1943 Darby: 1927, 1932 Deer Lodge: 1884, 1888, 1890, 1894, 1908, 1912, 1929, 1938 Denton: 1916, 1929, 1929* Devon: 1914, 1930 Dillon: 1884, 1888, 1890, 1897, 1905, 1912, 1927, 1940 Dixon: 1914, 1927, 1927* Dodson: 1914, 1930 Dooley: 1929, 1929* Drummond: 1909, 1932 Dunkirk: 1920, 1920* Dupuyer: 1914, 1920 Dutton: 1920, 1920* East Helena: 1888, 1930, 1942 Ekalaka: 1914, 1928, 1928* Elkborn: 1892, 1897 Ennis: 1927, 1927* Eureka: 1910, 1932 Fairfield: 1927, 1927* Fairview: 1910, 1914, 1920, 1929, 1929* Fallon: 1916, 1928 Flaxville: 1929, 1929* Forsyth: 1897, 1903, 1910, 1920, 1941 Fort Benton: 1884, 1888, 1902, 1910, 1920, 1939 Froid: 1914, 1920, 1929, 1929* Fromberg: 1907, 1912, 1927, 1927* Galata: 1916, 1930 Gallatin: 1927, 1927* Gardiner: 1907, 1927, 1938 Geraldine: 1916, 1929, 1929* Geyser: 1914, 1929 Gildford: 1914, 1930 Gilman: 1916 Gilt Edge: 1901, 1908, 1913 Glacier Park: 1929, 1929* Glasgow: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1937 Glendale: 1891 Glendive: 1888, 1893, 1903, 1905, 1910, 1929, 1941 Granite: 1889, 1890, 1892 Grassrange: 1916, 1929, 1929* Great Falls: 1888, 1891, 1900, 1929, 1951, 1929 republished 1957 Hall: 1927, 1927* Hamilton: 1893, 1896, 1909, 1914, 1944 Hardin: 1910, 1914, 1920, 1927 Harlem: 1910, 1912, 1920, 1930 Harlowton: 1910, 1921, 1943 Harrison: 1927, 1927* Havre: 1892, 1894, 1900, 1903, 1910, 1920, 1943 Hedgesville: 1914, 1929 Helena: 1884, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1930, 1951, 1958 Helmville: 1914, 1927 Highwood: 1916, 1927 Hilger: 1916, 1929 Hingham: 1914, 1920, 1930 Hinsdale: 1914, 1920, 1930 Hobson: 1916, 1929 Huntley: 1910, 1927, 1927* Hysham: 1920, 1927 Ingomar: 1920, 1923, 1929 Inverness: 1920, 1930 Ismay: 1910, 1914, 1928 Joliet: 1907, 1912, 1927, 1927* Joplin: 1914, 1920, 1930 Judith Gap: 1910, 1929 Kalispell: 1892, 1894, 1899, 1903, 1910, 1927, 1950 Kendall: 1902, 1905, 1908 Kremlin: 1920, 1930 Lambert: 1929, 1929* Laurel: 1912, 1920, 1944 Lavina: 1929 Lewistown: 1894, 1901, 1908, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1943 Libby: 1898, 1910, 1916, 1927, 1942 Lima: 1909, 1921, 1931 Livingston: 1884, 1889, 1891, 1896, 1907, 1921, 1927, 1929 Logan: 1914, 1927 Lothair: 1920, 1930 Lothrop: 1902 Malta: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1930* Manhattan: 1902, 1907, 1912, 1927, 1927* Martinsdale: 1916, 1929 Marysville: 1888, 1893, 1897, 1914, 1914* Medicine Lake: 1910, 1920, 1929, 1929* Melrose: 1914, 1927 Melstone: 1912, 1920, 1929 Mildred: 1920, 1920* Miles City: 1884, 1886, 1888, 1893, 1904, 1910, 1916, 1928, 1948 Missoula: 1884, 1888, 1890, 1891, 1893, 1902, 1912, 1921, 1951, 1958 Moccasin: 1916, 1929, 1929* Mondak: 1910, 1920 Moore: 1907, 1912, 1929 Musselshell: 1914, 1920, 1920* Nashua: 1920, 1930 Neihart: 1892 Norris: 1927, 1927* Oswego: 1920, 1930 Outlook: 1920, 1929, 1929* Pablo: 1927, 1927 Paradise: 1910, 1927, 1927* Park City: 1912, 1927 Philipsburg: 1889, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1902, 1909, 1932 Plains: 1910, 1927, 1932 Plentywood: 1912, 1920, 1929 Plevna: 1928, 1928* Polson: 1910, 1927, 1944 Pompeys Pillar: 1927, 1927* Poplar: 1914, 1920, 1930 Rapelje: 1927, 1927* Red Lodge: 1891, 1896, 1901, 1907, 1912, 1927, 1940 Redstone: 1920, 1929, 1929* Reed Point: 1923, 1927 Reserve: 1920, 1929 Richey: 1920, 1929, 1929* Ringling: 1921, 1929 Roberts: 1927, 1927* Ronan: 1910, 1914, 1927, 1932 Rosebud: 1928, 1928* Roundup: 1912, 1920, 1944 Roy: 1916, 1929, 1929* Rumsey: 1890, 1892 Ryegate: 1916, 1920, 1919 Saco: 1910, 1920, 1930 Saint Ignatius: 1927, 1932 Saint Regis: 1918, 1927 Saltese: 1914, 1932 Sand Coulee: 1914, 1927 Savage: 1914, 1929, 1929* Scobey: 1920, 1929, 1929* Shelby: 1910, 1927, 1943 Sheridan: 1912, 1921, 1927 Sidney: 1910, 1914, 1917, 1929, 1939 Silver Cliff: 1906 Simms: 1929, 1929* Somers: 1910, 1922, 1927 Stanford: 1910, 1929, 1929* Stevensville: 1893, 1896, 1909, 1927, 1944 Stockett: 1916, 1927 Sun River City: 1884, 1888, 1891 Superior: 1918, 1932 Sweetgrass: 1914, 1920, 1929 Terry: 1910, 1916, 1920, 1928, 1928* Thompson Falls: 1910, 1914, 1927, 1938 Three Forks: 1910, 1914, 1927, 1927* Toston: 1927, 1927* Townsend: 1884, 1886, 1889, 1891, 1896, 1903, 1908, 1922, 1927, 1927* Troy: 1912, 1920, 1927, 1939 Twin Bridges: 1900, 1907, 1921, 1927 Twodot: 1916, 1921 Upper Lake: 1894 Valier: 1910, 1927, 1927* Victor: 1909, 1932 Virginia City: 1884, 1890, 1904, 1907, 1927 Westby: 1929, 1929* White Sulphur Springs: 1884, 1886, 1889, 1891, 1902, 1908, 1929, 1929* Whitefish: 1905, 1910, 1922, 1932 Whitehall: 1897, 1901, 1907, 1927 Whitetail: 1920, 1929, 1929* Wibaux: 1910, 1914, 1928 Wickes: 1888, 1892 Willow Creek: 1927, 1927* Wilsall: 1914, 1921, 1927 Winifred: 1916, 1929, 1929* Winnett: 1922, 1929 Wolf Creek: 1920, 1920* Wolf Point: 1920, 1930 Worden: 1927, 1927*
* = Second copy
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