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![Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Missouri [1827]](images/850-C188[1827].jpg "Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Missouri [1827]")
Whether the Society's patrons are interested in the location of a city no longer there or even one that is still there, a river or stream that their ancestors lived beside, a fort, boundary changes in the counties, the development of roads or trails early settlers might have taken, the map collection of The State Historical Society of Missouri can help them. The collection includes maps dating back to the early 1700s. Most of the maps deal with the settlement and development of Missouri, North America, The United States, the Louisiana Purchase. There are also maps of other states, of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, of historic sites and trails, the U.S. Geological Survey maps for Missouri, maps published by Missouri State Agencies and others.
Special Collections
- Aerial photographs - A special collection of "maps" taken from the late 1930s to the 1960s.
Research Requests
Contact Dean Hargett or Amy Waters for information regarding specific research questions.
Please read the Research Policy before submitting a request.
Prepayment of Research Fee is required and does not guarantee success.
Research requests can be submitted by:
- Newspaper Research Request Form for births, deaths, marriages and the like
- Research Request Form for other research
- e–mail: shsofmo@umsystem.edu
- US Postal Service: The State Historical Society of Missouri, 1020 Lowry, Columbia, Missouri 65201
Policies & Procedures
Please read our policies and procedures regarding use of the Society's facilities.
