Maps and Gazetteers

Australia

Australian Place Names

Use this Search engine to find the location of places in Australia

History of Places in Australia

Susie Zada’s index of cities, towns, suburbs and places in Australia

National Library of Australia Map Collection

View historical maps (owned by NLA) overlaid on a modern map

Queensland Place Names

Queensland government searchable database for locations in Queensland

Victorian Places

Searchable list of places in Victoria. Short history and information of each town. Map function still in development

VICNAMES 

View historical maps (owned by NLA) overlaid on a modern map

Map Warper

Searchable and zoomable map of Victoria, that allows you to superimpose historical maps (owned by PROV) over current google map, so you can see how areas have changed over time.

Overseas

General

Cyndi’s List

Links to maps around the world

Google Maps

Search for current locations around the world

Histomap of Europe

How the European Map has changed over 2400 years

Old Maps Online

Digital copies of maps from around the world.

Scotland

National Library of Scotland

Scottish maps as well as historic UK Ordnance Survey maps.

United Kingdom

Vision of Britain

Searchable map of Britain.

United States of America

American Civil War Maps

Collection of American Civil War Maps. Non searchable historical maps

Atlas of US Counties

Maps of all US Counties

Library of Congress

Library of Congress Map Collection.

United States Digital Map Archives

Current US maps – by State & County