Wikipedia:Online maps of the United States

Maps of the United States are available in various media.

On Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons
Several useful "starter" maps for modification:


 * Image:Blank US Map with borders.svg, a blank states maps with borders.
 * Image:BlankMap-USA.png, a map with no borders and states separated by transparency.


 * Image:US map - geographic.png, a geographical map.

On Wikimedia Commons, a free online media resource:
 * commons:Category:Maps of the United States, the category for all maps with subcategories.

On Wikipedia itself:


 * Category:Maps of the United States for maps of all varieties by subcategory.
 * Category:Geography of the United States, for general articles on the topic.

Online maps and atlases of the US

 * The National Atlas of the United States of America
 * The National Map from the USGS
 * US Census Bureau map products
 * MapQuest World Atlas - United States
 * Microsoft/Encarta/Expedia World Atlas with atlas for North America to street level.
 * Multimap World Atlas - United States
 * Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - United States has an extensive online collection of scanned maps of the US.

Online historical maps and atlases of the US

 * Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - United States has an extensive online collection of scanned historical maps of the US, and a list of other map sites.
 * Charting North America, maps and atlases in the New York Public Library Digital Collection
 * Online digitized versions of many 18th- and 19th-century American atlases, as well as the 1897 Rand McNally Indexed Atlas of the World and many other maps, can be found at DavidRumsey.com.
 * Hipkiss' Scanned Old Maps from Atlases and any old books with maps in them!

Other external links

 * Researching old maps and cartographic records at the National Archives
 * NASA World Wind overlays satellite, aerial and topographic maps of the United States
 * Google Earth: a visual 3D interactive atlas.
 * Atlas World: a directory of atlases currently in print.
 * List of official state road maps of the United States
 * Scanned official transportation maps online
 * Links to all state Departments of Transportation