Maps

USGS programs produce accurate geologic maps and 3-D geologic frameworks that provide critical data for sustaining and improving the quality of life and economic vitality of the Nation. They also organize, maintain, and publish the geospatial baseline of the Nation’s topography, natural landscape, built environment and more.

For all 50 states, access Shaded relief maps, County maps, Black and white maps, PostScript maps, Satellite images, and an 1895 map.

Overseen by the U.S. Board on Geographic names. The GNIS contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. The Federally recognized name of each feature described in the database is identified, and references are made to a feature’s location by State, county, and geographic coordinates. Also included are Foreign Names, Antarctic Names, and Undersea Features.

Geography is central to the work of the Census Bureau, providing the framework for survey design, sample selection, data collection, tabulation, and dissemination. Geography provides meaning and context to statistical data.

The map clearly shows the regional terrain textures on which physiographic divisions of the United States were largely based on Fenneman and Johnson, 1946.

View and customize maps. Explore and discover information about countries and territories around the world. Select layers to create a map specific to your need. Customize the colors and add text, photos, and videos.

This map weaves together, in vivid colors and shadings, the topographical and geological components of the lower 48 states, as well as the geologic age of those components. It outlines the geologic story of continental collision and break-up, mountain-building, river erosion and deposition, glaciation, volcanism and other events and processes that have shaped the region over the last 2.6 billion years. Includes descriptions of geologic times and selected features (e.g., the Llano Uplift in Central Texas and the Llano Estacado in the Texas Panhandle).

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a Federal body created in 1890 and established in its present form by Public Law in 1947 to maintain uniform geographic name usage throughout the Federal Government. The BGN comprises representatives of Federal agencies concerned with geographic information, population, ecology, and management of public lands.

This site is helpful if you already know the name of the quadrangle or the USGS product number. Entries for each map include a thumbnail image (if available); coordinates; and dates of version, survey, revisions, and printing. County names are not included. You can order copies of maps online from this site.

A collection of United States maps, from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, The University of Texas at Austin. Includes “U.S. Historical City Maps.”

“The United States Digital Map Library is a USGenWeb Archives project, developed in April of 1999 under the coordination of Fred Smoot. ”The collection includes U.S. maps, state and county maps, and land cessions.