Maps for Polish Genealogy

*Source*	*Map Date*	*Geographic Coverage*	*Link*	*Remarks*

Mapster: Mapy archiwalne Polski i Europy Środkowej	15th–20th century	Poland & Central Europe	Locality search engine is here. Map index page is here.	Includes maps from Archiwalne Mapy Pomorza Gdańskiego, Archiwum Map Wojskowego Instytutu Geograficznego 1919 – 1947 and Archiwum Map Zachodniej Polski, in addition to maps from private collections, archives, and public libraries. Use locality search engine to find all maps on which a locality appears, or use drop-down menu on map index page to select map collections organized by type, date, and scale.
Austro-Hungarian Military Maps	c. 1910	Central Europe	Map index is here.	265 downloadable map sheets at 1:200,000 scale. Place names are in German. Coverage area only extends 30’ north of the 53^rd parallel (a little north of Łomża, Mława, Bydgoszcz, etc.) so northern parts of Poland are excluded.
David Rumsey Map Collection	1550–present	Worldwide	Map collection is here.	Premier site for 150,000+ georeferenced, interactive, historical maps. Numerous tools allow user to create, compare, overlay, save, and share maps.
Polona Maps	16th–20th century	Worldwide	Maps & Atlases	Website of the National Library of Poland.
Mapa Szukacz	Current	Present-day Poland	Interactive map is here.	Diacritics not needed. Place search offers predictive text, which can be helpful when place names are misspelled in source document (but only if first few letters are legible). Identifies gmina seat for each location, helpful if research requires correspondence with civil registry (USC) for the location.
Arcanum Maps (formerly Mapire)	18th–20th century	Europe	Maps are here.	Maps are georeferenced, and user can toggle transparency between the historical and modern map. Includes maps of Prussia (1877), Russia (1872), and the First, Second, and Third Military Surveys of the Hapsburg Empire (including Galicia). Places in the Russian Empire can be searched by Polish names (with or without diacritics), even though Russian is used on the map. Available cadastral maps do not extend as far north as Poland.
Szukajwarchiwach	?–present	Worldwide, but emphasis on present & historical Poland		Search portal for the holdings of the Polish state archives plus numerous additional institutions, with an entire category of maps. Type in a town, county, or province name and select “Mapy/Maps” to filter search results. Scans of maps not currently digitized online can be ordered from archive. Use of diacritics may influence search results; try searching with and without for best results.
National Geoportal	present day	Poland	English version of map page is here. Home page (Polish) is here.	Site can be used in English, and permits viewing of current cadastral data, road maps, etc., overlaid onto satellite map, by ticking desired options in “Map Contents” box.
Topographic Maps of Eastern Europe	late 18th–early 20th century	Central & Eastern Europe	Home page is here.	Offers a variety of small- to large-scale maps, some curated from other collections, in the context of Jewish communities and history.
Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) Map Collection	Mostly 19^th– and early 20^th-century; some older	Eurasia, with an emphasis on maps of Central & Eastern Europe	Map library is here.	Assortment of historical, administrative, and themed maps at varying map scales. To view and save maps in high resolution, hover cursor over upper right corner of map until viewing options appear, and then open map in new window.
FBC: Federacją Bibliotek Cyfrowych	?–21st century	Worldwide	Home page is here.	Search portal for digitized holdings of Polish libraries, museums, and universities. Search “mapa polski” (for example) and browse results.
Old Maps of Lithuania and the Baltics	18th–20th century	Lithuania & the Baltics		Lithuanian website offering maps at scale 1:2,000–1:100,000, including city plans. Site requires use of FlashPlayer plugin.
Gesher Galicia Map Room	18th–20th century	Galicia (presently divided between southeast Poland and western Ukraine)	Maps are here.	A smorgasbord of regional maps, street maps, cadastral maps, interactive data maps, and thematic maps at a variety of map scales.
Archiwum Map Wojskowego Instytutu Geograficznego 1919 – 1947	Mostly 20th century, a few from 19th century	Poland & Central Europe	Polish version is here. English version is here.	Topgraphic maps created by the Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny, or Polish Military Geographical Institute (1919-1939), in map scales ranging from 1:10,000 to 1:500,000. All maps also available from Mapster.
Archiwum Map Zachodniej Polski	Late 19^th–mid 20^th century	Western Poland (formerly Germany), northern Poland	Home page is here. Map index page is here.	1:25,000 scale maps; although the emphasis is on maps of western Poland, the map index page includes maps of places in the Mazowieckie, Podlaskie, & Warminsko-Mazurskie provinces. Maps are included in Mapster.
Archiwalne Mapy Pomorza Gdańskiego	20th century	Pomorania (Gdańsk region, northwestern Poland)	Home page is here.	Maps ranging in scale from 1:25,000 to 1:300,000. Maps are included in Mapster.
Wikimedia Atlas of Poland	Maps depicting prehistoric era–present day	Current & historical borders of Poland	Atlas is here.	Potpourri of historical, administrative, satellite, and themed maps of Poland and Polish lands.
Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (SGGEE) Map Collection	19^th and 20^thcentury	Central & Eastern Europe	Scanned maps index is here. Additional map links here.	Themed maps relating to German settlements in Poland and Eastern Europe.
Old Maps Online	Pre-19^th-century to present day	Worldwide	Home page is here.	Offers maps in a variety of scales and themes. Site allows you to zoom into an area of interest, and available maps that include that area will be shown on the right.
U.S. Library of Congress	12th-century–present	Worldwide	Maps pertaining to Poland are here.	Collection includes a modest number of maps of Polish lands.

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