Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Georgia Towns and Cities, 1884-1941 Collection Items

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Georgia Towns and Cities, 1884-1941

The online collection consists of 4,445 maps by the Sanborn Map Company depicting commercial, industrial, and residential areas for 133 municipalities. Originally designed for fire insurance assessment, the color-coded maps relate the location and use of buildings, as well as the materials employed in their construction. The maps indicate which city utilities--such as water and fire service--were available.

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Medium
fire insurance maps

Creator
Sanborn Map Company

Date of Original
1884/1941

Subject
Cities and towns--Georgia--Maps
Fire risk assessment--Maps

Type
StillImage

Description
The online collection consists of 4,445 maps by the Sanborn Map Company depicting commercial, industrial, and residential areas for 133 municipalities. Originally designed for fire insurance assessment, the color-coded maps relate the location and use of buildings, as well as the materials employed in their construction. The maps indicate which city utilities--such as water and fire service--were available.
Fire insurance maps which show building construction by hand coloring, locations of elevators, windows and doors, and available water facilities.
Shows commercial and religious occupancy of buildings, dwellings with property boundaries, and house and block numbers.
Includes notes on population, water facilities, fire department, and prevailing winds.
Scales vary.
The Sanborn Maps database is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The maps represented are from the University of Georgia Libraries Map Collection.

Original Collection
Sanborn Map Collection. University of Georgia Libraries Map Collection, Athens, Ga.

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1. Covington, Ga., Aug. 1884 / Sanborn Map & Publishing Co., Limited

Creator:: Sanborn Map & Publishing Co.
Date of Original:: 1884-08
Holding Institution:: University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library

2. Macon, Georgia, Feb. 1884 / Sanborn Map and Publishing Co. Limited

Creator:: Sanborn Map & Publishing Co.
Date of Original:: 1884-02
Holding Institution:: University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library

3. Milledgeville, Ga., March. 1884 / Sanborn Map & Publishing Co., Limited

Creator:: Sanborn Map & Publishing Co.
Date of Original:: 1884-03
Holding Institution:: University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library

4. Savannah, Georgia, March 1884 / published by the Sanborn Map and Publishing Co. (Limited), Georgia, March 1884 / published by the Sanborn Map and Publishing Co. (Limited)

Creator:: Sanborn Map & Publishing Co.
Date of Original:: 1884-03
Holding Institution:: University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library

5. Eatonton, Ga., March 1884 / Sanborn Map & Publishing Co., Limited

Creator:: Sanborn Map & Publishing Co.
Date of Original:: 1884-03
Holding Institution:: University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library

6. Sparta, Ga., Mar. 1884 / Sanborn Map & Publishing Co., Limited

Creator:: Sanborn Map & Publishing Co.
Date of Original:: 1884-03
Holding Institution:: University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library

7. Augusta, Georgia, April 1884 / Sanborn Map and Publishing Co. Limited

Creator:: Sanborn Map & Publishing Co.
Date of Original:: 1884-04
Holding Institution:: University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library

8. Conyers, Ga., Aug. 1884 / Sanborn Map & Publishing Co., Limited

Creator:: Sanborn Map & Publishing Co.
Date of Original:: 1884-08
Holding Institution:: University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library

9. Warrenton, Ga., Mar. 1884 / Sanborn Map & Publishing Co., Limited

Creator:: Sanborn Map & Publishing Co.
Date of Original:: 1884-03
Holding Institution:: University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library

10. Albany, Georgia, March 1885 / Sanborn Map and Publishing Co. Limited

Creator:: Sanborn Map & Publishing Co.
Date of Original:: 1885-03
Holding Institution:: University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library

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