What is the Sanborn Map Collection?
How can you access this collection?
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What can you use the collection for? Locating the homes and • workplaces of ancestors. Seeing how a community has • changed over time. Understand the history of • neighborhood or building.
Say you found an ancestor in the census who lived on 113 S. Scioto St in Columbus Ohio in the 1900 Census. Let’s find their house .
Type “Columbus”
Next, select the closest year.
Now, let’s search by street
As you type in the name of the street, suggestions will appear.
Click here to view the map.
Here’s a bird’s eye view of the map.
By zooming in on a street, we can see the building numbers.
Understanding the Map
Following the same steps, you can find other historic buildings in your community. For example, how has the community changed around this historic church in West Union, Ohio?
“Specials” means a unique or interesting structure.
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