Historic Maps

Columbus historic maps

Part of a 1901 Columbus annexation map.

This page highlights Columbus and Franklin County historic maps going back to the 19th Century. Depending on a map’s file size, it is either offered as a plain image or PDF file.

**Last Updated: 9/1/2024- Added 2 maps to 1920-1929.

1970-1979

1977
Soil Map of Franklin County

1976
Southwest Columbus Highways

1975
Franklin County Transit Service

1960-1969

1965
Columbus City School District and Schools

1950-1959

1959
Franklin County Highway Map

1951
Columbus

1940-1949

1946
Columbus and Vicinity

1943
Southeast Columbus

1930-1939

1936
Columbus Redlining Map

1933
Blendon Township

1920-1929

1927
Columbus Streetcar Map

1925
Southwest Columbus
Westgate

1920
Perry Township

1910-1919

1916
Annexations through 1916

1911

1910
Ardmore Subdivision
Beechwold
Bexley Height Subdivision
Dominion Park
Historic maps Hill Crest Park

1900-1909

1907
Columbus
Old North Columbus and Clintonville

1906
Columbus Streetcar Map

1890-1899

1899
City of Columbus Property Atlas 1
City of Columbus Property Atlas 2
City of Columbus Property Atlas 3

1895
Georgesville
Pleasant Township

1893
Norfolk & Western Railroad Terminals

1891
Ohio Railroads

1880-1889

1883
Franklin County Landowners

1870-1879

1878

Columbus

1876
Columbus

1860-1869

1865
Columbus

1850-1859

1856
Columbus
Franklin County

1840-1849

1842
Franklin County Landowners

1810-1819

1812

Columbus Plot Map

The History Links page offers much more local history information for Columbus and the surrounding area, as does the https://www.ohiohistory.org/