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Mississippi 1755 — 392K. Part of a larger map, known as the John Mitchell map, covering the approximate east 60% of what is now the United States. The map was made “with the approbations and at the request of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and plantations and is chiefly composed from ... parts of His Majesty’s Colonies and Plantations in America.” This Mississippi portion primarily shows principal streams and Indian tribal areas. Courtesy of F. Dean Williams.

Mississippi 1756 — 116K. French map in color showing portions of what is now Mississippi and surrounding states. From Library of Congress.
   
Mississippi 1765  — 743K. Mississippi portion of "Course of the Mississippi from Balise to Ft. Chartres Taken on an Expedition to the Illinois in the latter end of the Year of 1765 from the Surveys of river made by the French. From Library of Congress.

Louisiana-Mississippi Coast 1768 — 338K. In French. Shows mouth of “Micissipy” and related streams. From Library of Congress.

  Mississippi Territory 1801 — 306K. Pre-statehood map of Mississippi Territory. Shows portions of Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas. From Library of Congress.


Mississippi Territory 1810 — 342K. Pre-statehood map of Mississippi Territory, drawn by Christian Schultz, Jr. and published by I. Riley, New York. Courtesy of F. Dean Williams


Mississippi Territory 1816 — 411K. Pre-statehood map of Mississippi Territory, which included the present states of Mississippi and Alabama.

Mississippi 1820 — 1,215K. "Map of Mississippi Constructed from the Surveys in the General Land Office and other Documents by John Melish. From Library of Congress.  

Mississippi 1822 — 355K. Circa 1822 Showing existent towns, counties and Chickasaw & Choctaw Indian lands. Published by A. Finley, Philadelphia.

Mississippi c1828 — 420K. Shows towns, counties and Indian Lands, as they appeared about 1828. Publisher unknown. See Louisiana Index for same map of that state. Courtesy of Charles Brenner, Eudora Welty Library, Jackson, MS.

Mississippi 1835 — 344K. Map by Bradford, showing county configuration with towns. Courtesy of F. Dean Williams

                                
Mississippi 1839 — 1,594K. Detailed map of Mississippi exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.  by David H. Burr (late topographer to the Post Office), Geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S. From Burr's The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) From Library of Congress.

Mississippi 1842 — 619K. Circa 1842 showing county configuration with towns and roads.

Mississippi 1845 — 777K. Circa 1845 showing county configuration with towns, roads and railroads, but with many more towns and villages than the 1842 map above. Originally part of Morse’s North American Atlas, Published by Harper & Brothers. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi 1852 — 627K. Circa 1852 showing towns, counties, roads and distances, including steamboat distances. Published by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., Philadelphia.

Mississippi 1855 — 321K. A & C Black published this interesting map in Edinburgh, Scotland, probably about 1855. The scale is in "British" miles.

LA-MS 1858— 962k. Natchez to Baton Rouge showing land owners on both sides of river. Modified from Norman's chart of the lower Mississippi River, by A. Persac. Engraved, printed & mounted by J. H. Colton & Co., New York. Library of Congress.

Mississippi 1859— 630K. Published by J. H. Colton & Co., New York. Courtesy of F. Dean Williams.

Mississippi 1862 — 1,246K. Railroad map showing towns. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi River-Near Tennessee line to Vicksburg 1862 — 486K. Fairly detailed. Shows some landowners and plantations. Published by H. L. Lloyd & Co., New York. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi River-Vicksburg to Woodville 1862 — 532k. Fairly detailed. Shows some landowners and plantations. Published by H. L. Lloyd & Co., New York. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi River-Cairo, IL to the Gulf 1863 — 453k. Lloyd’s New Map of the Mississippi. Published by H. L. Lloyd & Co., New York. From Library of Congress

Mississippi River - Memphis to Greenville 1863 — 764K. Modified from Panorama of the Mississippi Valley : and its fortifications by F.W. Boell. Shows towns, railroads, river landings, some plantations, etc. Library of Congress.

Mississippi River - Greenville to St. James 1863 — 508k. Modified from Panorama of the Mississippi Valley : and its fortifications by F.W. Boell. Shows towns, railroads, river landings, some plantations, etc. Library of Congress.

Mississippi 1864 — 764K. From "Railroad and County Map of the Southern States Exhibiting all the Towns, Villages, Stations and Landings; the Rivers, Railways, Common Roads, Canals, throughout these States. Published by E. Mendenhall, Cincinnati, O., 1864."  From Library of Congress.  

Mississippi 1865 — 1,246K. Fairly detailed map showing towns, roads, railroads and topography. By U. S. Coast Survey. From Library of Congress.






Mississippi River 1866 Memphis to White River — 91K. Ribbon map designed for a steamboat traveler. Published by Coloney and Fairchild, St. Louis, Mo. 1866. Shows distances, landings and some landowners. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi River 1866 White River to LA Line — 84K. Same as above. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi River 1866 LA Line to Waterproof, LA — 103K. Same as above. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi River 1866 Waterproof, LA to Baton Rouge — 116K. Same as above. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi River 1866 Baton Rouge to Gulf — 135K. Same as above. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi 1873 — 646K. Circa 1873 showing towns, counties and roads. From Gray’s Atlas.

Mississippi 1874 Flood — 637K. Shows effects of 1874 Mississippi River Flood. New Orleans Times-Picayune. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi 1878 — 1,380K. Cram's railroad & township map of Mississippi / published by Geo. F. Cram. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi 1882 — 706K. From "Map Showing Route and Connections of the Mississippi Valley Railroad of Louisiana. G. B. and C. B. Colton Co., New York 1882." From Library of Congress.

Mississippi 1884 — 898k. Memphis to Natchez

 
       Mississippi 1884 — 775k. Natchez to Gulf

Bird's-eye views of the Mississippi River from Memphis to Natchez. Drawn & engraved by Edward Molitor, T.E. An interesting overhead view covering a swath approximately 100 miles wide showing detailed towns, lakes & streams, railroads, etc.  From Library of Congress.

Mississippi 1885 — 456K. By George F. Cram, Engraver and Publisher, Chicago, IL. Courtesy of F. Dean Williams.

Mississippi 1888 (North Half) — 1,175K. North half of detailed Railroad Map Published by Rand, McNally. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi 1888 (South Half) — 1,586K. South half of same map.

Mississippi 1907 — 645K. Map from Rand McNally & Co.’s New Ideal State and County Survey and Atlas 1907.

.Mississippi Indian Land Cessions 1899 — 456K. Cessions of Indian Lands from the time of the establishment of the U.S. Government to 1894. Also shows townships and ranges. For more information click here. From Indian Land Cessions in the United States, U.S. Government Printing Office 1899.

1927 Mississippi River Flood — 840K. Detailed map of the areas effected    by the 1927 Flood showing flooded areas and field of operations. Prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey from data supplied by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Courtesy of Brad Edmondson.

Recent county maps may be found on the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) website by clicking here. For individual 1895 Mississippi county maps click here. Note that these maps are copyright of www.MemorialLibrary.com.

Biloxi 1721 — 328K. “Plan du fort projetté au Nouveau Bilocxy”. From Library of Congress.

Iuka 1862 — 104K. By Michel Lèvy, Fréres – Paris. Original at Choctaw Books, Jackson, MS.

Jackson 1822 — 235K. Old city plat of Jackson dated April 29^th, 1822. Courtesy of Charles Brenner, Eudora Welty Library, Jackson, MS.

Meridian 1920 — 118K. From Library of Congress.

Natchez (Ft. Rosalie) 1732 — 147K. Elevation view of the fort. From Library of Congress.

Natchez (Ft. Rosalie) 1770 — 511K. Plan view of the fort. Published in London for J. Nourse.  From Library of Congress.

Natchez 1891 — 487 K. 1891 map of Natchez and suburbs showing landowners, plantations and antebellum homes in color. Courtesy of Thomas H. and Joan W. Gandy

Battle of Big Black River Bridge 1863 — 326K. Shows