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Maps of Northwest Indiana

Below are links to various maps of Northwestern Indiana (Lake County and Porter County).

Indiana State Library Map Collection

The links below point to digitized maps of Lake and Porter Counties in the Indiana State Library Map Collection.
  • Lake County Digital Collection
  • Porter County Digital Collection

Maps from the Library of Congress

​The links below point to search results for maps for Lake and Porter Counties in the Library of Congress digital map collections. The results include numerous Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, digitized atlases, and various miscellaneous historic maps. Searches on the Library of Congress site for more specific place names may also produce helpful results.  
  • Lake County, Indiana Maps
  • Porter County, Indiana Maps
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Maps from the Internet Archive

​The links below point to search results for Plat Books and maps for Lake and Porter Counties on the Archive.org website. Searches on archive.org for more specific place names may also produce helpful results.
  • Plat Books for Lake County
  • Plat Books for Porter County
  • Plat Maps and Deed Books from the Porter County Indiana Recorder’s Office

Maps from the Indiana University, Indianapolis Library

The links below point to maps from the Historic Indiana Maps Digital Collections of the Indiana University Indianapolis Library. Note the various spellings and names of locations throughout the region.
 
Year     Link     Source
1833      map     Burr, David H. 1833. Indiana. New York, New York. Illman & Pilbrow.
 
1842      map     Hinton, Isaac Taylor. 1842. Map of the States of Indiana and Ohio with Part of Michigan Territory. London, England: Simpkin & Marshall.
 
1871      map     Bridgman, E. C. 1871. Railroad Distances & Township Map of Indiana. New York, New York: E. C. Bridgman.
 
1877      map     Colton, J. H. 1877. Colton's Map of the State of Indiana: Compiled from the United States Surveys & Other Authentic Sources, Exhibiting Sections, Fractional Sections, Railroads, Canals &c. New York, New York: G. W. and C. B. Colton.
 
1880s    map     Unknown. 1880s. Indiana. New York, New York: Scribner.
 
1882      map     Clemens, E. J. 1882. Clemens Map of Indiana. New York, New York: G. W. and C. B. Colton.
 
1882      map     Hough, Daniel. 1882. Indian Names of Lakes, Rivers, Towns, Forts &c of Indiana.
 
1886      map     Hendges, Matthew, and George U. Mayo. State of Indiana: Compiled from the Official Records of the General Land Office and Other Sources. Washington, DC: A. B. Graham Company.
 
1890      map     Ball, Timothy Horton. 1890. Lake County, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Benedict & Company.
 
1894      map     Bridgman, E. C. 1894. Bridgman's New Sectional and Township Map of Indiana from the Latest Official and Other Authentic Sources for School, Library or Office. New York, New York: E. C. Bridgman.
                          
1897      map     Blatchley, W. S., and G. H. Ashley. 1897. Geological Map of Lake and Porter Counties. Indianapolis, Indiana: William B. Burford.
 
1901      map     Mendenhall, C. S. 1901. Mendenhall's New Road Map and Guide Book of Indiana: Showing Pikes, Road & Bicycle Route, the Location of Towns Post Offices, Rail Roads &c. Cincinnati, Ohio: C. S. Mendenhall.
 
1906      map     Mendenhall, C. S. 1906. Mendenhall's Guide and Road Map of Indiana: Showing Main Touring Routes and Good Roads. Cincinnati, Ohio: C. S. Mendenhall.
 
1906      map     F. L. Knight & Sons. 1906. Calumet Region of Lake County, Indiana: Prepared from the Official Records. Crown Point, Indiana: F. L. Knight & Sons.
 
1906      map     F. L. Knight & Sons. 1906. Map of Lake County, Indiana: Prepared from Official Surveys. Crown Point, Indiana: The Crown Point Register.
 
1906      map     F. L. Knight & Sons. 1906. Road Map of Lake County, Indiana. Crown Point, Indiana: F. L. Knight & Sons.
 
1916      map     Dinsmore, A. F., and I. P. Berthrong. 1916. State of Indiana. Washington, DC: General Land Office.
 
1923      map     Pickens, R. F., and C. G. Sauers. 1923. Map of Indiana Showing Points of Interest and State Highways. Indianapolis, Indiana: Department of Conservation, State of Indiana.
 
1946      map     Map of Porter County, Indiana. Source unknown.
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    • LAKE COUNTY RECORDS
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    • MAPS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA
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