Creator Sketch
The East Texas Research Center has over 800 cataloged maps. The
collection consists of hand-drawn, photocopied, and printed maps mostly of
East Texas counties, towns, and cities, but including other parts of Texas
and the United States as well.
Scope and Contect Note
Of special interest are the famous Sanborn Fire Insurance maps which
show population, prevailing winds, water facilities, fire departments, composition
of buildings, streets, and other features for Nacogdoches and several other
East Texas towns.
Inventory
ETRC Map Collection, some images
are available for viewing online.
Related Links
Texas
General Land Office has more than 10,000 maps dating from as early as
the 1820's.
Historic Maps of
Texas available in the Texas State Archives
Digital
Sanborn Maps- The Texas collection of fire insurance maps is available.
They chart the growth of Texas cities from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s.
