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The map collection staff at the Illinois State Library has found these web sites useful in their service to patrons, but represent only a cross section of the many map resources available via the World Wide Web. These
web sites enhance and supplement resources that are available locally within the library. The Illinois State Library does not and cannot control the information content obtained from outside sources via the Internet.
Map Ready Reference
American FactFinder
Provided by the United States Census Bureau, is your source for population, housing, economic and geographic data from Census 2000, the 1990 Decennial Census, the 1997 and 2002 Economic Censuses, the American Community Survey, and the Population Estimates Program.
Illinois at 50States.com
Lot's of facts and useful information specific from your homestate. - State homepage, capitol tours, cams, constitution, driving rules, election links, genealogical resources, newspapers, maps, political representatives, state symbols, tax forms, topography, tourism, veteran affairs, weather, and more.
Illinois Cities & Counties
The communities in Illinois are as diverse as the state's landscape. This guide allows you to explore some of what Illinois has to offer both its citizens and visitors.
Illinois State Board of Elections Find Districts/Officials Database
By just entering a nine digit zip-code, or an address and five digit zip-code, browsers can find their U.S. Senators, Congressman, all six state constitutional officers, their state senator and state representative. Board staff has programmed millions of nine digit zip-codes to identify individual congressional and state legislative districts.
JCS Zip and Area Code Lookup Sources
Your home for Zip and Area Code lookup sources. This site was developed as a service to the public.
MapQuest
Ranked within the top 10 most powerful U.S. brands on the Internet by NetRatings and as the number one mapping site and number one travel site by comScore Media Metrix, MapQuest.com is the world's leader in interactive location-based services. MapQuest.com receives more than 26 million visitors every month and serves up over 10 million maps and directions each day.
OnLineCityGuide.Com
We've compiled info on over 31,000 cities and towns across the USA!!! Whether you're a "local" or just traveling through, find the state and city of your choice.
U.S. State Department Background Notes
Background Notes provide information on geographic entities and international organizations and are updated periodically.
Maps & Mapping
County Index of 7.5 Minute Topographic Maps
USGS 7.5-minute Topographic Map Series of 1,071 sheets portrays the physical and cultural details of Illinois. Their large scale, 1:24,000, permits detailed and accurate display of natural and man-made features. The maps show many cultural features, including cities, towns, villages, and smaller populated places as well as highways, trails, railroads, pipelines, power transmission lines, dams, and airports. In rural areas, individual buildings are shown.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Map Store
The FEMA Map Store provides a catalog and searchable database from which you can find online flood insurance maps by their type and the state, county or community.
Illinois Geographic Alliance
The IGA functions under the auspices of the Illinois Geographical Society and the National Geographic Society, and is made possible by the funding from the National Geographic Society and the State of Illinois.
The Map Guide
Direct links to actual sites producing or displaying maps. The sites are sorted by the continent they cover (and not where they are located) and in some kind of quality order.
National Atlas of the United States
This program allows you to select and display map layers. Roam across America and zoom in to reveal more detail. Point at map features to learn more about them. Locate and map more than 2,000,000 geographic names in the United States. New map layers are added each month.
The National Map
The National Map is a consistent framework for geographic knowledge needed by the Nation. It provides public access to high-quality, geospatial data and information from multiple partners to help support decisionmaking by resource managers and the public.
National Mapping Information
Mapping Web site of the US Geological Survey.
National Park Service Cartographic Resources Home Page
The maps at this site were produced by the National Park Service, Division of Publications at Harpers Ferry Center for use in the official brochures provided to National Park visitors. National Park Service maps can be downloaded from this web site to your desktop computer.
Oddens' Bookmarks
THE cartographic/map site on the Internet, over 11,000 cartographic links.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (PCL 1.306) holds more than 230,000 maps covering every area of the world. The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection is located at 21st and Speedway on the University of Texas campus.
Quick Maps
Small GIF maps of the countries of the world.
Topographic Map Symbols
Put out by USGS, it explains the symbols on their topographic maps.
Gazetteers
Alexandria Digital Library Gazetteer Server
This is the new version of the ADL Gazetteer, based on the ADL Gazetteer Content Standard. Currently it contains: NIMA Gazetteer, set of countries and U.S. counties, set of U.S. topographic map quadrangle footprints, set of volcanoes, and set of earthquake epicenters.
The Columbia Gazetteer of the World
The Columbia Gazetteer of the World provides users with access to authoritative information on more than 170,000 places and areas around the world.
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. The Federally recognized name of each feature described in the data base is identified, and references are made to a feature's location by State, county, and geographic coordinates.
GEOnet Names Server (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)
The GEOnet Names Server is the official repository of standard spellings of all foreign place names, sanctioned by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Covers foreign countries and regions outside the U.S. Produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligency Agency.
Global Gazetteer
Worldwide index of cities and towns produced by Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
U.S. Gazetteer: 1990 Gazetteer Search Engine
This gazetteer is used to identify places to view with the Tiger Map Server and obtain census data from the 1990 Census Lookup server. This dataset is derived from the Census GICS and does not contain unincorporated place names.
U.S. Gazetteer: 2000 and 1990 Files
Place, MCD (Minor Civil Divisions), County, and ZIP Code files from the 1990 and 2000 Census as well as 2000 vintage ZCTA (ZIP Code Tabulation Area) files.
Historical/Genealogical
Historical Maps Online
The intent of the Historical Maps Online project is to publish electronically the images of maps charting the last 400 years of historical development in Illinois and the Northwest Territory. Designed to appeal both to map aficionados and to educational institutions, the project aims to provide a broad spectrum of content, from expert scholarship of mapmakers and mapmaking to general knowledge about cartography and history.
Illinois County Boundaries 1790 - Present
Click on a year to see the Illinois county map for that year. New counties are listed for each year.
Illinois Links
Collection of links to counties in western Illinois. Also a link to page containing links to Illinois history resources.
Illinois Resources at RootsWeb
RootsWeb is unquestionably the preeminent genealogical resource on the Internet. More importantly, it is a multi-faceted grass roots Web community, hosting the largest and most comprehensive collection of genealogical Web sites and mailing lists as a service to its users.
GIS
Geospatial One-Stop
An intergovernmental project managed by the Department of the Interior in support of the President's Initiative for E-government, Geospatial One Stop builds upon its partnership with the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) to improve the ability of the public and government to use geospatial information to support the business of government and facilitate decision-making.
GIS Data Depot
Download More than 600,000 topographic, hydrographic, and populated places data for free (SHP format, Lat/Long Projection).
The GIS Gateway
Sponsored by the US Census Bureau, this is page offers connections to many Geographic Information Systems (GIS) resources available on the Internet.
Illinois Historical Aerial Photographs
Statewide aerial photographs were first acquired for Illinois from 1938 through 1941. This historical collection consists of more than 30,000 photographic paper prints, of which nearly 16,000 photos for 45 counties are online now.
Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
This site is a gateway to GIS data and imagery for Illinois. Available data sets and documentation (metadata) include: geology, water resources, nature preserves, wildlife areas, land use, political boundaries, roads, census information, Public Land Survey, Digital Raster Graphics files, and 1998/99 Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles.
Links to GIS-Related Web Sites
Provided by the Sonoma State University Department of Geography and Geographic Information Center, another site with many, many links to GIS information.
Paul V. Galvin Library GIS Lab & Resource Center
The lab houses the latest in GIS hardware, software, and datasets and provides, free of charge, resources and training to GIS users throughout the state of Illinois. This lab will serve as a statewide repository for GIS resources and as a model for other library-based GIS initiatives.
Roads/Highways
America's Byways
America's Byways are designated by the Federal Highway Administration under the National Scenic Byways Program.
The National Scenic Byways Web site is managed by Utah State University and Multimedia Data Services Corp. for the Federal Highway Administration.
Illinois Highways Page
Your complete guide to the origin and evolution of the Illinois Numbered Highways System.
Highway History
United States Federal Highway Administration page with a collection of various auto trail, US highway, and Interstates histories.
The National Highway System
The National Highway System (NHS) includes the Interstate Highway System as well as other roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility. The NHS was developed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) in cooperation with the states, local officials, and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). State maps
of the National Highway System are available in Portable Document Format (PDF).
U. S. Highways : From US 1 to US 830
This Web site is intended to be a historical resource, dedicated to the preservation and celebration of the US numbered highway system. One of the goals of this site is to show where the highways go and have gone.
Map Libraries
Online Map Collections at The Library of Congress
The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress holds more than 4.5 million items, of which Map Collections represents only a small fraction, those that have been converted to digital form. The focus of Map Collections is Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress. These images were created from maps and atlases and, in general, are restricted to items that are not covered by copyright protection.
UIUC Map and Geography Library
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's map library is one of the largest, most comprehensive collections in the state of Illinois.
Illinois State Agency Mapping
Illinois Department of Transportation
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has responsibility for planning, construction and maintenance of Illinois' extensive transportation network, which encompasses, highways and bridges, airports, public transit, rail freight and rail passenger systems. It operates with an annual budget of approximately $5 billion.
Illinois State Geological Survey Publications and Maps
Created in 1905, the ISGS provides scientific information to government, business, and the public. Our research and service programs encompass geologic mapping, water and mineral resources, environmental and engineering geology, geochemistry, and education.
Inside Illinois
Business planner, scout troop leader, student or tourist, "Inside Illinois" is information for everyone, providing a growing selection of useful information and maps.
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