TARRANT COUNTY, TX
Tarrant County Archives
Maps and Plans Database - Pre-1900
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| Year | Title | Description | Creator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1513 | Tabula Terre Nove | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | Martin Walseemueller |
| 1544 | De Soto Map, circa 1544 | Photocopy from "Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States." | Unknown |
| 1570 | America Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Description | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | Abraham Ortelius |
| 1650 | Amerique Septentrionale | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | Nicolas Sanson d 'Abbeville |
| 1681 | A Map of some of the South and East bounds Pennsylvania in America, being partly inhabited | First map of Pennsylvania under William Penn, 1681. | Reproduction by Albert Cook Myers |
| 1684 | Philadelphia as William Penn Knew It: 1684 | Commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the first arrival, October 24, 1682, of William Penn in America, 1682-1932. | William Wilson Pollock. Alvin Cook Myers, collaborator |
| 1705 | Les Costes Aux Environs de la Riviere de Mississippi | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. |
Nicolas de Fer |
| 1718 | Carte de la Louisiane et de cours de Mississippi | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | Guillaume Delisle |
| 1718 | Nuevo Mapa Geografico de la America Septentrionale | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | Jose Antonio de Alzate Ramirez |
| 1718 | Delisle Map, 1718 | Photocopy from "Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States" showing Native American settlements in French Louisiana. | Unknown |
| 1737 | A map of the Northern Neck in Virginia | Drawn in 1737. Engraved in 1745. Copy of original. | William Mayo W. H. Toms, engraver |
| 1750 | Pennsylvania, Nova-Casarea, Novi-Eboraci, Aquanishuoniga et Canada (Evans' Map of the Middle Atlantic Region) | Copy of map drawn for Peter Kalm in 1750. | Ludovico Evans |
| 1775 | The Western Coast of Louisiana and the Coast of New Leon | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | Thomas Jefferys |
| 1775 | A map of the Most Inhabited Part of Virginia | Containing the whole province of Maryland with part of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and North Carolina. Two copies from Library of Congress. See related: negative copies. Do not copy - reference use only. | Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson |
| 1775 | A map of the Most Inhabited Part of Virginia | Containing the whole province of Maryland with part of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and North Carolina. One enlarged negative on two sheets, from National Archives. Do not copy - reference use only. | Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson |
| 1777 | Caroline septentrionale et Meridionale en 4 Feuilles | Photocopy of French map of East coast of South Carolina and Georgia. Originally printed in Paris, 1777. Split onto two sheets, duplicate of second page. | Chaz Le Rouge, geographer to the king |
| 1787 | A map of That Part of Bucks' County (Map of the Indian Walking Purchase, 1737) | Map of Indian Walking Purchase, showing upper part of Bucks County and part of West New Jersey. | Lewis Evans |
| 1794 | French Explorations in the West 1673-1743 | Photocopy from "Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States." Has a legend of explorations and dates. | Unknown |
| 1810 | A map of New Spain | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | Alexander von Humboldt |
| 1816 | Map of the United States | Showing British and Spanish possessions. Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | John Melish |
| 1822 | Mapa Geografico de la Privincia de Texas | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | Stephen Fuller Austin |
| 1830 | Map of Texas | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | Stephen Fuller Austin |
| 1833 | Texas | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | David H. Burr |
| 1833 | Connected Map of Austin's Colony | Commenced by S.F. Austin, Completed by J.F. Perry, Projected by John, P., Thomas, H. and Gailborden | |
| 1836 | New Map of Texas with the Contiguous American and Mexican States | Copy of one map on two sheets. | J.H. Young |
| 1838 | Texas | Copy from UTA Special Collections. | G.W. Boynton, engraver |
| 1838 | Texas | Shows different colonies created from Austin's Colony. Copy from UTA Special Collections. | G.W. Boynton, engraver |
| 1840 | Tarrant County In the Early Days, 1840-1896 | Cartoon map showing Tarrant County and artists' rendition of key historic places and events. | The Fort Worth Press; Artist: Powell |
| 1840 | The Comanche Country and Adjacent Territory, 1840 | Shows Southwestern U.S.: Texas, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. | Arthur H. Clark Co. |
| 1840 | General Austin's Map of Texas | Reproduction of historic map of East Texas. | H.S. Tanner |
| 1841 | Map of Texas | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | John Arrowsmith |
| 1842 | Central America. II Including Texas, California and the Northern States of Mexico. | Reproduction | Chapman and Hall |
| 1844 | Map of Texas and the Countries Adjacent | Reproduction | Bureau of the Corps of Topographical Engineers |
| 1845 | Federal Forts in Texas, 1845-1881 | Shows boundaries of current-day Texas with major river systems and general locations of Texas forts. | Unknown |
| 1845 | Principal Communities and Roads in Settled Area of Republic of Texas, 1845 | Based on a map by Richard S. Hunt and Jesse F. Randel. | Unknown |
| 1845 | Geological Map of South Carolina, 1845 | Legend showing the different geology of the state and where economically desirable deposits are located. | M. Tuomey, state geologist |
| 1846 | Number 13 Map of the State of Texas | Reproduction of map of Texas engraved to illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography. | S. Augustus Mitchell |
| 1847 | Map of Texas | Copy of map entitled "Map of Texas From the Most Recent Authorities" from UTA Special Collections. | C.S. Williams |
| 1847 | Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mexico | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | John Disturnell |
| 1849 | Map of the State of Texas | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | Jacob DeCordova |
| 1851 | Tarrant County Sketch File One | Sketch on Trinity River. | J.P. Philpott |
| 1851 | Map of Town of Birdsville and Letter | Letter from John A. Hust with hand-drawn map of Birdville ("Birdsville"). | John A. Hust |
| 1852 | Survey Map of Peters Colony | Photocopy of map in rough condition with pieces missing. Second sheet numbered "K-5-23a". | Texas Emigration and Land Company |
| 1852 | Survey Map of Peters Colony | Photocopy of a very dark map in rough condition. First sheet numbered "K-5-23b." Handwritten transcription on third page. | Unknown |
| 1852 | Tarrant County, Peters Colony, 1852 | Reproduction from UTA Special Collections. | Unknown |
| 1852 | Map of the Surveyed Part of Peters Colony, Texas | Reproduced from Texas General Land Office. "K-5-23a." | Milne and Bruder, lithographers |
| 1852 | Map of the Surveyed Part of Peters Colony, Texas | Reproduced from Texas General Land Office. "K-5-23a." | Milne and Bruder, lithographers |
| 1852 | Map of the Surveyed Part of Peters Colony, Texas | Reproduced from Texas General Land Office. | Milne and Bruder, lithographers |
| 1853 | Rough plan of Fort Worth, Texas | On back: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Photograph Collection Special Collections Division (UTA). Copied from National Archives. | Lt. Col. W. G. Freeman |
| 1856 | Tarrant County, Texas | Survey showing land owners and rivers. | Texas General Land Office |
| 1856 | First Trail Stage to Connect with Fort Worth, July 18, 1856 | Photocopy from book. Legend showing different stage lines. | Robert Charles King |
| 1857 | Tarrant County, Texas | Survey showing land ownership. Taped on back: "Tarrant County Sketch File 34, Filed December 4, 1984." | Charles C. Lacy, District Surveyor of Denton County |
| 1861 | Tarrant County, Texas | Copy of survey in bad condition with many portions missing. Shows land ownership. | Texas General Land Office |
| 1864 | Map of the Shenandoah and Upper Potomac Including Portions of Virginia and Maryland | 1864 topographic map. For reference use only. | First Lieutenant John R. Meigs, U. S. Engineers, Chief Engineer |
| 1867 | Map of Tarrant County, Texas | Survey showing land owners with handwritten transcription of memorandum describing the survey. | Texas General Land Office |
| 1873 | Tarrant County, Texas | Survey showing land owners, very detailed. | Texas General Land Office; Drawn by A.L. Lucas |
| 1873 | Tarrant County, Texas | Survey showing land ownership. Missing pieces and faded in spots, especially Southwest Tarrant County. "No. 1" handwritten on second sheet. | Texas General Land Office |
| 1873 | Tarrant County, Texas | Survey showing land ownership. Missing pieces and faded in spots, especially South and Southeast Tarrant County. "No. 2" handwritten on second sheet. | Texas General Land Office |
| 1873 | Tarrant County, Texas | Survey showing land ownership, copied from map in good shape and whole. | Texas General Land Office |
| 1873 | Jennings Land Donation to the City of Hyde Park | Copy of map plan document used in 1980 lawsuit, evidence 15-A Plaintiff, Bewley vs. City of Fort Worth. | |
| 1873 | Map of Oxford, Milam County, Texas | Shows development of city with layout of streets and lots. | Texas Land and Colonization Company |
| 1876 | Gray's New Map of Texas and the Indian Territory, 1876 | Reproduction of map of Texas with details of river systems of Texas, Austin, Galveston, Matagorda Bay and hypsometric sketch | Unknown |
| 1876 | County Map of the State of Texas | W.H. Gamble | |
| 1876 | Map of South Texas | Map of Southern portion of Texas showing settlement trails. Difficult to read. | Rand McNally and Company |
| 1877 | Fort Worth Map | Reduced photocopy of map showing historic Fort Worth grid, including Ward One, Ward two and Ward Three. | Unknown |
| 1878 | Pocket Map of the State of Texas | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | Charles W. Pressler and A. B. Langermann |
| 1879 | County and Territory Map of Texas | Showing N.D. Thompson Publishers and Company out of St. Louis, Missouri. Showing counties, topography and major cities and towns and Indian Territory North of the Red River, border shows longitude and latitude. | Rand McNally and Company |
| 1879 | Pocket Map of the State of Texas, 1879 | Reproduction from UTA Special Collections | Charles W. Pressler and A. B. Langermann, Austin, Texas |
| 1881 | The Open Range of 65 Northwest Texas Counties | Brands marked in red. Railroads in blue. | Bernard Buie |
| 1883 | Tarrant County, Texas | Two copies of map across 12 sheets. | Texas General Land Office |
| 1885 | Tarrant County, Texas | Survey showing land owners, very detailed. Reduced copy of larger map in same drawer. | Texas General Land Office |
| 1885 | Tarrant County, Texas | Survey showing land owners, central portion of map copied from larger map, incomplete at margins. | Texas General Land Office |
| 1885 | Tarrant County, Texas | Survey showing land owners, very detailed. Full-size map; reduced copy in same drawer. | Texas General Land Office |
| 1885 | Extracts of Sanborn Firemap Covering Fort Worth Courthouse Area | Insurance maps that showed the use of buildings for insurance purposes. Area South and West of courthouse. | Sanborn Map Company |
| 1886 | Fort Worth, Texas: "The Queen of the Prairies" | Artist rendering of perspective map of downtown Fort Worth with drawings of buildings along border. Select resident homes and landmarks marked. | Norris, Welge and Company |
| 1886 | Fort Worth, Texas, in 1886 | Artist rendering of perspective map of downtown Fort Worth. | Unknown |
| 1887 | Gazette Map of The City of Fort Worth, Texas | Street map of downtown Fort Worth with inset map of railroad outlets, notable buildings and regions marked and teacher count per school. | Democrat Publishing Company |
| 1889 | Fort Worth Sheet | Topographic map showing Tarrant County area with railroads, rivers and Camp Bowie marked. | United States Geological Survey |
| 1889 | Dixie Wagon Manufacturing Company's Addition to Fort Worth, Texas | Copy of map, showing North is Eva Street, East is Claude Avenue, South is St. Louis, Atchinson and Topeka Railroad, West is Denton Avenue. Filed for record on March 5, 1890. | Unknown |
| 1890 | Plat Map of Mansfield, Texas | J. J. Goodfellow | |
| 1890 | Plats of Mistletoe Heights Addition, Fort Worth and Declaration of Use | Subdivision of the E. S. Harris 640 acre survey, Tarrant County situated about one and a half miles Southwest of the county courthouse square, sheet Number 38. Sheet 38A is the legal description and dedication of the property for Mistletoe Heights, dedicated by Harvey C. Laurie, filed May 1, 1890, dedicated in Colorado. Sheet Three: A revision of a portion of Mistletoe Heights, 1911, 1"=200', by Brooks Baker, made the lots larger from the original plat. | Unknown; Brookes Baker |
| 1890 | Abilene Sheet | USGS | |
| 1890 | Abilene Sheet | USGS | |
| 1890 | W. A. Archer's Addition, Corrected Map of | Copy of Plat Map, "volume 63," recorded on January 3, 1891, development bounded on the North by the Fort Worth and BC Railroad and St. Louis Railroad. East boundary Denton Avenue, South is Birdville Street, West is Decator Wagon Road. | I. C. Terry |
| 1891 | Perspective Map of Fort Worth, Texas | Artist rendering of perspective map of downtown Fort Worth with a drawing of Hurley Office Building inset in bottom left corner. Reproduced from a lithograph in the Amon Carter Museum. | American Publishing Company |
| 1891 | Perspective Map of Fort Worth, Texas | Artist rendering of perspective map of downtown Fort Worth with a drawing of Hurley Office Building (New England Bank and Trust) inset in bottom left corner. | American Publishing Company |
| 1892 | Map of Fort Worth, Texas | Street map of downtown Fort Worth including Trinity River, Stockyards and railroads. Reproduced 2003. | Rand McNally and Company |
| 1892 | Map of Fort Worth, Texas | Photocopy from book, page 147. | Rand McNally and Company |
| 1893 | Jasper, Alabama | August 1893 Edition. | United States Geological Survey |
| 1893 | Charles D. Rowland Attorney and Counselor at Law License, State of Texas | Commissioners Court of Tarrant County | |
| 1894 | Map of the Village of Azle | Township plat map, shows downtown with all of the lots surveyed. | Goodfellow and Williams |
| 1895 | Sam Street's Map of Tarrant County | Reproduction of original map. Shows land ownership, streets and railroads. | Texas Map Publishing Company |
| 1895 | Economic Geology, McMinnville, Tennessee | Surveyed in 1890-1891 and 1894. September 1895 Edition. | United States Geological Survey |
| 1895 | Hall's Original County Map of Georgia | Shows counties and the dates they became counties as well as the townships and major settlements in Georgia. Has legend of what they call "headright counties"--original county, history behind it and the date and "land lot" counties. | Hall Brothers |
| 1896 | Plat Map of Saginaw, Texas | J. J. Goodfellow | |
| 1896 | Plat of the Town of Atrisco Grant in New Mexico | Surveyed 1896. | George H. Pradt, United States Department of Surveying |
| 1896 | Saginaw, Tarrant County, Texas | Copy of plat map. | J. J. Goodfellow |
| 1899 | Sam Houston Normal Institute Teacher’s First Grade Certificate | Sam Houston Normal Institute Teacher’s First Grade Certificate for W. M. Trimble. | Sam Houston Normal Institute |
| 1600s, circa | The Bar and Harbour of Charlestown | Photocopy of map most likely from England, circa mid- to late-1600s. | Unknown |
| 1600s, circa | The Harbour of Port Royal | Photocopy of map most likely from England, circa mid- to late-1600s. | Unknown |
| 1690, circa | Route of de Leon's last exploration in Texas | Reproduction of hand-drawn map of de Leon's map of Texas exploration of 1690, mostly showing rivers and streams. | Alonso de Leon |
| 1700s, circa | Chart of the Gulf Stream | Includes remarks upon the navigation from Newfoundland to New York, in order to avoid the Gulf Stream, written by Benjamin Franklin. | James Poupard |
| 1700s, circa | Surrey | Photocopy of map in England of area South of London. | Lewis's Topographic Dictionary |
| 1870s, circa | Tarrant County, Texas | Survey showing land ownership with unsold lands of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Company colored in yellow. | August Gast and Company |
| 1880s | Historic Maps of the Trinity River Project | Set of maps donated by North Fort Worth Historical Society. | Compiled and Reprinted by Electric Books Collection |
| 1880s, circa | Street Map of Fort Worth, Texas | Map of downtown Fort Worth showing first, second and third ward. | Fort Worth and Tarrant County Abstract Company |
| 1880s, circa | Street Map of Fort Worth, Texas | Map of downtown Fort Worth showing wards and additions. Slight variations among two copies. | A. D. McSweeney, civil engineer |
| 1880s, circa | Plot of Smithfield | Partition Deed Recorded in Book 57, Page 233. | Unknown |
| 1885, circa | Gray's New Map of Fort Worth, Texas | Map of Fort Worth including plats and streets, undated but crated after 1885. | |
| 1890, before | Old Keller | Hand-drawn map of Old Keller in Miscellaneous files of the Lyda White Collection. Two copies, one is annotated in pencil. Attached is printed email about the map. | Unknown |
| 1890, circa | Map of Tarrant County, Texas | Lines indicate rings radiating out from central Fort Worth. Shows land owners, town names and railroads. | Huffman and Co. |
| 1890, circa | Railroad and County Map of Texas | Reproduced by Texas State Historical Association. | A. A. Grant |
| 1890s | Kennedale, Texas | Predominantly shows Jacob Prickett Survey. Main features are Fort Worth and New Orleans Railroad, Van Zandt Brickyard, intersection of Main and Broadway. | George M. Williams, surveyor of Tarrant County |
| 19th Century, circa | Map of Texas | Shows land grants in Texas prior to statehood. Photograph of very old map. Shows adjacent properties in Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, Indian Territory and Mexico. Very dark copy. | Published by Augustus Mitchell |