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: 7/10/2025- Added to 1930-1939.
1970-1979
1977
Soil Map of Franklin County
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sgjernrm76020hfb5udbv/Soil-Map-of-Franklin-County.pdf?rlkey=lynchvq08s5ivo7mxl4jvltv0&st=03drc9rm&dl=0
1976
Southwest Columbus Highways
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/927ek6nbx2x748kwlpawe/Southwest-Columbus-Highways.pdf?rlkey=mxk81s6boo3765pbryoldmc4o&st=cw94gqf5&dl=0
1975
Franklin County Transit Service
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/89pq02shbpyrpytxtjan1/Franklin-County-Transit-Service.pdf?rlkey=p2cer7zfr2s6oshgkaapqij98&st=zyobxuem&dl=0
1960-1969
1965
Columbus City School District
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/trkxgrgbd8ac4rv75p374/Columbus-City-School-District.pdf?rlkey=44bq7hb7057ubamvjs3feuc9a&st=h42la591&dl=0
1950-1959
1959
Franklin County Highway Map
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bymz09vx2tkxy0gve9esi/Franklin-County-Highway-Map.pdf?rlkey=umlembl7g86z0n4rum95ou4if&st=7du2jg54&dl=0
1951
Columbus
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s7qataezktxkv1iq3er6g/1951.pdf?rlkey=dzpsy1ambbj3mjitpvzj6mjng&st=7n6z37ez&dl=0
1940-1949
1946
Columbus and Vicinity
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t2s4ycmkdcjztho3ybljs/Columbus-and-Vicinity.pdf?rlkey=j1drtd3thy7y9zq2h940simla&st=li6dfs57&dl=0
1943
Southeast Columbus
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/amjdqyc22vqbkbkxxd9jj/Southeast-Columbus.pdf?rlkey=hy3aq9w1lupnmm19ep9c8juxt&st=igu8ku7p&dl=0
1930-1939
1936
Columbus Redlining Map
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8zequdrogm8k68nt6fekf/Columbus-Redlining-Map.pdf?rlkey=ne2a8zfs6qezqx9v0s744k82i&st=8ge6eac8&dl=0
Columbus Rental Rates
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jthb73v3kfm2zqtwprsn9/Columbus-Rental-Rates-1.pdf?rlkey=3cibhyzd1cxvjj3tlzqhhd4y8&st=sk7zii5p&dl=0
1933
Blendon Township
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qrvnpb2i1ipuv6jf3chu7/Blendon-Township.pdf?rlkey=zwtx7v0it5ltrt5aevv66y9l7&st=ho21dv2r&dl=0
1920-1929
1927
Columbus Streetcars
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yqlqegm15au3z9b3ddnu9/columbus-streetcars-1927.pdf?rlkey=ny93lln4quag0e6ula4f8lrph&st=t9bmndkx&dl=0
1925
Southwest Columbus
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9ohtz6zbdll6m98zzuc41/Southwest-Columbus.pdf?rlkey=az559r8jbits0qjtuurm31weu&st=tkzn2s8y&dl=0
Westgate
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cqdef8l2tkda3k9up54l2/Westgate1925.pdf?rlkey=su61owa4gjwgyvhavzf83y017&st=9p30haku&dl=0
1920
Perry Township
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dcugwgtsj8mdpehalpmd3/Perrytownshiparound1920.pdf?rlkey=tv4x22vg41rzbc5ikw3vdyo88&st=chglmeg2&dl=0
1910-1919
1916
Annexations through 1916
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8h35eab3ttmqgy6sq5epi/Annexations-through-1916.pdf?rlkey=927c1w1yim03pxfl4fepc1x9w&st=0tlxvo6e&dl=0
1914
Ohio Historic Native American Trails
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/urru18lv5ihr0zs2r2anx/columbusmaps_6421_full.pdf?rlkey=1dafl88vfkpxrzzfy5zxizdi8&st=vmdr2ub3&dl=0
1911
Columbus Railways
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lmfx209pwcny9ljj81ck5/transport_4180_full-scaled.jpg?rlkey=312vrp1fdlzle4uwqecduct0z&st=8zh2a8tb&dl=0
1910
Ardmore Subdivision
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8ezhqii2hp6lcop7wqyl1/Ardmore-Subdivision.pdf?rlkey=9u903o0kjzfe6ly4ybfkbgo1w&st=8kr8z0lm&dl=0
Beechwold
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/huti8lsafs7o6wdl2aeww/Beechwold.pdf?rlkey=7x1i8mof9k73trd4vfwywydl4&st=5hky42pr&dl=0
Bexley Heights Subdivision
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hc9ajs7by18j4n6thtiid/Bexley-Height-Subdivision.pdf?rlkey=jg9zm516t4al53diy7w9qxdhx&st=k55g6wm9&dl=0
Dominion Park
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1nbsrvfb080lps7sbnm4q/Dominion-Park.pdf?rlkey=jnwbkd8mxmgdlu8tw6bagbovf&st=v3wt6xhr&dl=0
Hill Crest Park
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sazhd7m6oztrs8fyfeqei/Hill-Crest-Park-scaled.jpg?rlkey=hkdnmus0rwkptj9fowzyttzu9&st=zcbke1ur&dl=0
1900-1909
1907
Columbus
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9l9zt1c0wraoazvqf33kx/Columbus.pdf?rlkey=ewxax02tmswl5isafk45v8i5j&st=zkml3v56&dl=0
Old North Columbus and Clintonville
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0tos7zn9eqkmcdr0b6sxk/PLATE-26-SURVEYS-OF-COLUMBUS-BAISTS-REAL-ESTATE-ATLAS-photo.pdf?rlkey=kepd6d7pj5fb5rnijaj9bklly&st=6q1dlem7&dl=0
1906
Columbus Streetcar Map
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ks2fdnhnu0qxv0zkj8qhc/1906_Columbus-Streetcar_Map.pdf?rlkey=khmsojqc97f4b2n1ab9bnzh3u&st=ox6r7sql&dl=0
1890-1899
1899
City of Columbus Property Atlas 1
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wzi5epl78hu4axqadnn3r/CITY-OF-COLUMBUS-1899_005.pdf?rlkey=mh41i71arblwaru5nvwz48nv7&st=alvj44t7&dl=0
City of Columbus Property Atlas 2
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2403zu3suq411x8l05u91/CITY-OF-COLUMBUS-1899_018.pdf?rlkey=agr7zfktns0p9squni48uuz93&st=3cyn9c1t&dl=0
City of Columbus Property Atlas 3
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/znsziqrq6j8f3mz6j8fly/CITY-OF-COLUMBUS-1899_011.pdf?rlkey=eyxyfi1r1bcn1lwu6sevhbio6&st=u3f6852w&dl=0
1895
Georgesville
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t0bcq46jxnpv621vj8zrf/Georgesville.pdf?rlkey=uw65nc69iy94ljsai1315b9nm&st=082n18zo&dl=0
Pleasant Township
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/z86w520wuz4fafxilbj15/Pleasant-Township.pdf?rlkey=ipqg6ijqcyfdu38wwqlak42db&st=0pe1ps5k&dl=0
1893
Norfolk & Western Railroad Terminals
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ok0f3nm3x3cmh9spu6iqh/Norfolk-Western-Railroad-Terminals.pdf?rlkey=9q4dz7a6ufmk2lftj00pnw5na&st=mvykfzez&dl=0
1891
Ohio Railroads
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4qt0wcgwnxvtzxm3qqbdj/Ohio-Railroads.pdf?rlkey=22yan8br0djq7icsyiop8hsk2&st=gv7t3kgg&dl=0
1880-1889
1886
Ohio Railroads
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sbhhqmwjrn8xfp15b08g8/columbusmaps_6397_full.pdf?rlkey=93lx4mkjrwie0dybsvllv1zki&st=px6bq6ol&dl=0
1883
Franklin County Landowners
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ua4fkvfq1jlsnpozuel2j/Franklin-County-Landowners.pdf?rlkey=sild2pupuk1dlu2wp6pmpypt1&st=4rg40v2n&dl=0
1870-1879
1878
Columbus
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tcul5idycvx6jsg7vbxek/1878.jpg?rlkey=igukzp1o35o2ii64msyljg2av&st=34tx2ef8&dl=0
1876
Columbus
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9l9zt1c0wraoazvqf33kx/Columbus.pdf?rlkey=ewxax02tmswl5isafk45v8i5j&st=x48qmxic&dl=0
1860-1869
1865
Columbus
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/q2q1dlexd73fu8w9vi1xr/1865.pdf?rlkey=g6ly1nb9kpmjz1v5tuf4lr16x&st=pg9562te&dl=0
1850-1859
1856
Columbus
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tf4f7rm8h26cfit2g1nmi/1856.pdf?rlkey=3dbmr2kfilox42rc32bvbprnz&st=8320hf5s&dl=0
Franklin County
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/opm1bjvpue57xp2lx6p2i/Franklin-County.pdf?rlkey=i83nb7ieabkax68w6f6g2wcm5&st=gscrrl5i&dl=0
1840-1849
1842
Franklin County Landowners
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0nci0l9ugvtumpy3kxo7m/Franklin-County-Landowners-1.pdf?rlkey=4j28v7chyy4r0no2ywzsnk6fu&st=rn7th8h7&dl=0
1810-1819
1812
Columbus and Franklinton Plots
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9qcrkvrgwjbky3j921hop/columbusmaps_1343_full.pdf?rlkey=0iv0znhwz6e18hrbiczb0p390&st=x82ivj8j&dl=0
The History Links page offers much more local history information for Columbus and the surrounding area, as does the https://www.ohiohistory.org/
