Historical Maps

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has cataloged over 2,500 maps in its "published information" collection. They include hand-drawn sketches of towns, localities, plantations, and battlefields, as well as published maps from the sixteenth through twenty-first centuries.

MDAH staff digitized over 600 paper maps for this online exhibit. The earliest is a triptych printed by the famous Dutch cartographer Abraham Ortelius in 1588, including La Florida, drawn by Geronimo Chaves. In his book The Southeast in Early Maps, William P. Cumming called La Florida "one of the half-dozen most important mother maps of southeastern North America." Several maps in the exhibit trace the history of Mississippi from early exploration through colonial expansion, the territorial period, and statehood. Others are hand-drawn plans and plats of towns, such as P. A. Van Dorn's original plan for the city of Jackson in 1822.

Many maps can also be found in other MDAH collections, such as government records and personal papers. One such example is included in this exhibit, the colorful map of the town of Washington, Mississippi, hand drawn by B. L. C. Wailes in the town's 1838 Minute Book. Maps that other state government agencies (especially the Mississippi Department of Transportation) have scanned to document work projects and then transferred to MDAH are not included here but can be accessed with other electronic government records.

You may try wrapping a query in double quotes for more specific results (e.g. "yazoo county").

Showing results 101-150 of 314 for yazoo county

  • 85839-1-map.tif

    Soil map : Mississippi, Monroe County sheet / U.S.

    Monroe County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191658

  • 85840-1-map.tif

    Soil map : Mississippi, Montgomery County sheet / U.S.

    Montgomery County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191659

  • 85841-1-map.tif

    Soil map, Mississippi : Newton County sheet / U.S.

    Newton County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191660

  • 85842-1-map.tif

    Soil map, Mississippi : Noxubee County sheet / U.S.

    Noxubee County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191661

  • 85843-1-map.tif

    Soil map : Mississippi, Oktibbeha County sheet / U.S.

    Oktibbeha County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191662

  • 85868-1-map.tif

    Soil map, Mississippi : Perry County sheet / U.S.

    Perry County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191664

  • 85869-1-map.tif

    Soil map, Mississippi : Pike County sheet / U.S.

    Pike County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191665

  • 85871-1-map.tif

    Soil map, Mississippi : Pontotoc County sheet / U.S.

    Pontotoc County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191666

  • 85873-1-map.tif

    Soil map, Mississippi : Prentiss County sheet / U.S.

    Prentiss County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191667

  • 85878-1-map.tif

    Soil map, Mississippi : Simpson County sheet / U.S.

    Simpson County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191669

  • 85879-1-map.tif

    Soil map, Mississippi : Smith County sheet / U.S.

    Smith County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191670

  • 85883-1-map.tif

    Soil map, Mississippi : Wayne County sheet / U.S.

    Wayne County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191671

  • 85884-1-map.tif

    Soil map, Mississippi : Wilkinson County sheet / U.S.

    Wilkinson County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191672

  • 85885-1-map.tif

    Soil map [Mississippi] : Winston County Sheet / U.S.

    Winston County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191673

  • 69700-1-map.tif

    Plat of lots no. 468 & 467 : Yazoo City, Miss. / R.P. Macdonald (photocopy).

    Yazoo City

    Yazoo County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191439

  • 69701-1-map.tif

    Plat of lots no. 464 & 466 : Yazoo City, Miss. / R.P. Macdonald (photocopy).

    Yazoo City

    Yazoo County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191440

  • 67711_1.tif

    Historical Copiah County : charter January 21, 1823 / by Robert W. Bell, Jr.

    Copiah County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191320

  • 69640-map-01.tif

    Map of Meridian, Mississippi, and Lauderdale County, side 1.

    Lauderdale County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191415

  • 69640-map-02.tif

    Map of Meridian, Mississippi, and Lauderdale County, side 2.

    Lauderdale County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191416

  • 69671-map.tif

    Map of Tishomingo City, Tishomingo County, Miss. / Jno. I. Pierce.

    Tishomingo County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191423

  • 69730-1-map.tif

    Township 15, range 3 east : Warren County.

    Warren County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191462

  • 69766-map-01.tif

    Columbus Separate School District : Lowndes County, Miss. / D.E. Field, civil engineer

    Lowndes County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191485

  • 85683-1-map.tif

    Soil map, Mississippi : Jefferson Davis County sheet / U.S.

    Jefferson Davis County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191649

  • 85844-1-map.tif

    Soil map, Mississippi : Pearl River County sheet / U.S.

    Pearl River County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191663

  • 67723-1-map.tif

    Choctaw County, Mississippi

    Rural delivery routes [map] : Choctaw County, Miss. / United States Post Office Department.

    Choctaw County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/897298

  • 67720-map-01.tif

    Department of Education : Calhoun County, May 19, 1928 / by Q.T. Crowson, Supt. of Ed.

    Calhoun County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191326

  • 69710-1-map.tif

    Yazoo City

    Yazoo County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191449

  • 69711-1-map.tif

    Yazoo City

    Yazoo County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191450

  • 69712-1-map.tif

    Yazoo City

    Yazoo County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191451

  • 69713-1-map.tif

    Yazoo City

    Yazoo County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191452

  • 69714-1-map.tif

    Yazoo City

    Yazoo County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191453

  • 69715-1-map.tif

    Yazoo City

    Yazoo County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191454

  • 69716-1-map.tif

    Yazoo City

    Yazoo County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191455

  • 69717-1-map.tif

    Yazoo City

    Yazoo County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191456

  • 8204-01-c2-map.tif

    County map of the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana / drawn and engraved by W. H.

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191134

  • 8205-1-map.tif

    County map of the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191135

  • 69666-01-map.tif

    Map of the city of Natchez suburbs : Adams County, Mississippi, 1891 / Chs. W.

    Babbitt, C.E., city and county surveyor.

    Adams County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191421

  • 72490-1-map.tif

    New rail road and county map of Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi / George F. Cram Co.

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191516

  • 72678-map-01.tif

    Farm and timber land for sale in the famous Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, Mississippi, U.S.A. / George T.

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191624

  • 69741-map-01.tif

    Problem areas in soil conservation Mississippi : Simpson Soil Conservation District, Simpson County,

    Simpson County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191470

  • 14191-1-map.tif

    Plat of land in Adams County : surveyed for Samuel Chamberlain and James F. McCaleb / I.

    Adams County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191317

  • 69739-map-01.tif

    Map of Washington County, Mississippi : showing drainage canals, public roads, railroads and public levee

    Washington County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191466

  • 69739-map-02.tif

    Map of Washington County, Mississippi: showing drainage canals, public roads, railroads and public levee

    Washington County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191467

  • 14151-1-map.tif

    Map of Elliot Mission, Grenada County, Miss. / drawn by Loring S. Williams (photocopy).

    Grenada County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191300

  • 72492-map.tif

    Part of Township 20, R26, Leflore County: showing Yallabusha (sic) River, Charley's Trail, Patacocone

    Leflore County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191518

  • 67719-1-map.tif

    A Sketch of Carroll County showing the lands of the state bid in for taxes for 1861 / by S. Moore.

    Carroll County

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191325

  • 72518-01-map.tif

    Scarborough's new county post office map of Louisiana and Mississippi : with complete index giving population

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191541

  • 14173-1-map.tif

    Chart of the sources of the Mobile and of the River Yazoo : including a part of the course of the Mississipi

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191312

  • 72516_map.tif

    Map showing southern portion of Harrison County from Bay St.

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191538

  • 72541-map-01.tif

    Shows counties, county seats and county supervisor beats.

    https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191553