Category: Imagery

Railroad Maps, 1828-1900

Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division

Commercial
Yes
Format
Several
Coverage
United States
Last updated
Added to findgis 31 Oct 2026 · Update frequency Irregular

The Library picked them from more than 3,000 railroad maps plus regional maps that show internal improvements.

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Source and attribution

Publisher
Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
License
See publisher
Commercial use
Yes
Attribution required
No
Modification allowed
See publisher
Redistribution allowed
See publisher
Share-alike
No
Publisher rights statement (loc.gov collection Rights & Access, Geography and Map Division, read via ?fo=json): "The content of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division digitized collections is free to use and reuse unless a Rights Advisory statement is present that indicates otherwise." Credit line requested: "Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division." Free-to-use wording, commercial use yes; the maps are not federal works, so the label is See publisher, not Public domain. Check an item's Rights Advisory before reuse.License text
Type
Raster
Time
1828–1900
Extent
-179.217.6-64.571.4West, south, east, north. Approximate region extent.

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