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
Scotland
National Library of Scotland
Scottish maps as well as historic UK Ordnance Survey maps.
United Kingdom
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.