[OPLINLIST] Database of the Month: Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

[Christine Morris]

The *Sanborn Maps* were originally created for assessing fire insurance
liability in urbanized areas in the United States. Our collection includes
over 40,000 detailed maps of Ohio cities drawn between 1882 and 1962. Each
map includes detailed information regarding town and building information.

Although these maps were originally published in color, our collection is
digitized from microfilm and is in black and white. Thanks to a partnership
with Kent State University, links to full color archival versions of maps
through 1926 are now included in the Ohio Web Library results from the KSU
Institutional Repository <https://oaks.kent.edu/sanborn>.

You can use this collection to:

   - Locate the residences and workplaces of ancestors.
   - Understand the significance and historical evolution of buildings.
   - See what your town looked like in the past and how it has changed over
   time.

*Go to Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/sanborn
<http://ohioweblibrary.org/sanborn>*


**** Get tips, tutorials, marketing materials and more***
<https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/content/sanborn-maps>*

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Christine Morris (she/her)
Digital Resources Manager
Ohio Public Library Information Network
christine at oplin.ohio.gov
614-728-5252
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