Jackson County
Historical Society
Archives, Research Library and Archives
Printed Maps and Atlases at
the Jackson County Historical Society (15 February 2012)
The Jackson County Historical Society
collects, preserves, and makes available to researchers materials that
provide a broad insight into the county's civic, social, cultural, economic,
and educational development. Among those resources are published single-sheet
maps and compiled atlases published in book format. Each map or
set of maps provides varying amounts of information, depending on the
publisher. This means that some are more detailed than others, and some stretch
beyond city limits into the ‘countryside’ than others. These are all factors
to consider when accessing maps and atlases. Using maps, we may be able to help you to determine
the legal description of the property you are seeking, which is needed when
researching land records. The Historical Society also maintains for the benefit of researchers
two other important, large collections relating to property and property
ownership in Jackson County, Missouri: 1) Plat Maps, and 2) Abstract of Title
series showing the transfer of property generally from the time when the
federal government patented the land to when the abstract was made. See separate listings of plat maps and
property abstracts. Other
institutions with large collections of these types of records are the Kansas
City (Missouri) Public Library's Missouri Valley Special Collections
Department and the Midwest Genealogy Center (Mid-Continent Public Library). A
Selected List of our Jackson County, Missouri, Maps and Atlases 1828 Map.
Plat of the original Town of
Independence, 1828, also known as “Old Town Independence,” copied from an
original at the Jackson County Recorder of Deeds (Document ID 102F8 and Document
ID L11F19.) A
photocopy is available
for sale here. 1860 Map.
Map of the City of Kansas, Jackson
County, Missouri. [This map is unique in that it is the earliest known,
detailed property map of Kansas City. It
is also unique in that its orientation is looking south from the Missouri
River, so it has a south-north orientation…rather than every other map/atlas
that orients Kansas City from north-south. The
original map is among the LaBudde Special
Collections of the Miller Nichols Library at the University of
Missouri-Kansas City. It
was recently restored by Heugh-Edmondson
Conservation Services. Conservation
photos available here.] 1869 Map
(pictorial). A Bird’s Eye View of Independence, Jackson County, Mo.
(A. Ruger) [Reprinted by Jackson County Historical
Society. Available
for sale here. This
artist’s rendering provides an accurate aerial image of Independence, which
was taken by ascending in an early hot air balloon. Several of the buildings
shown in this piece of art survive to this day.] 1876 Atlas.
Hickman’s Property Atlas (Independence, Mo.: E.A. Hickman and A. L.
Thornton) [This atlas shows property owners’ names and acreage; surnames
partially indexed by legal description.] 1877 Atlas.
Illustrated Atlas of Jackson County, Missouri [Reprinted in 2007 by
Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society, with a full-name index. Available for sale
here. These
maps are the earliest, detailed set of maps for Jackson County and show
property owners’ names and acreage.] 68 pages, 11” x 17” format. 1880-1890 Atlas.
Sectional map of Jackson County (T. C. Lea) [The exact date of this document
has not been ascertained. Document ID 118F10.] 1881 Atlas.
Atlas of Kansas City (Kansas City, Mo.: H. T. Wright) 30 plates, 18” x
26” format. Also
inserted in this atlas is a photocopy from a Kansas City Times article from 1882 showing the downtown Kansas
City business district. 1881 Atlas.
Atlas of the City of Kansas, Jackson County, Mo. (Rudolph Hottelmann, City Engineer and Surveyor. Engravings in Hottlemann’s atlas were produced in Kansas City by
Ramsey, Millett, and Hudson.) 30 plates, 17” x 17” format. [Approved
by C. H. Knickerbocker, City Engineer, and John Donnelly,
Assistant City Engineer. The atlas includes an index to sections and
additions and a key/legend to plates.] [This
atlas only extends south to Township 49, Range 33, Sections 16, 17 and 18.] 1886 Atlas.
Atlas of the Environs of Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri. (Philadelphia:
G. M. Hopkins) 14 plates; 26” x 20” format. [This
atlas only includes Townships 49 and 50, Ranges 32 and 33. An alphabetical
list of additions and subdivisions and a key/legend to plates are included.] 1886 Atlas.
Atlas of the Environs of Kansas City: A Complete Set of Surveys and Plats
of Properties in the City of Kansas, Second Edition. (G. M. Hopkins) 37
plates; 26” x 20” format. [This
atlas only extends south to 31st Street and east to Mersington Avenue. An alphabetical list of additions and
subdivisions and a key/legend to plates are included.] 1887 Map
(pictorial). Stranger’s Guide to Kansas City, Missouri (Case and Norman, drawn by W. L. Bloomer.)
[This is an artist’s bird’s eye, or aerial view of Kansas City and
surrounding area.] 1887 Map. Edwards Plat Map of Jackson County, Missouri. (Quincy, Il.: John
P. Edwards) [Name index by Arthur and Roberta Bonnewitz
is on file at Document ID 15F18] 4 plates; 20 x 24” format. 1891 Atlas.
Atlas of the Environs of Kansas City: A Complete Set of Surveys and Plats
of Properties in the City of Kansas City, Third Edition. (G. M.
Hopkins) 43 plates. 1898-1950s Map. Jackson County Assessment Department Plat Maps. [These were
working copies of oversized, linen-backed maps, modified between these years;
dates are incomplete.] 1900 Atlas.
Atlas of Kansas City and Vicinity (Tuttle and Pike) [This atlas
extends east to the Big Blue River.]
1907 Atlas.
Atlas of Kansas City and Vicinity (Tuttle and Pike) 1926 Atlas.
Jackson County Plat Book (Document ID 132.5F17) 1925 Atlas.
Atlas, Kansas City, Mo., and Environs (Tuttle, Ayers, Woodward) [This
informative atlas shows outlines of property ownership and outlines of
buildings on lots.] 1931 Atlas.
Atlas, Jackson County, Mo. (Gallup Map and Supply Co.) 1936 Atlas.
Road District Maps (Jackson County Highway Department) 1940 Atlas.
Atlas, Independence, Mo. (Gallup Map and Supply Co.) 1943 Map.
Plat of the City of Independence (Document ID 102F8) 1940s-2002 Highway Maps, Jackson County, Mo. (Department of Public
Works) [Produced
annually. Only selected years have been donated. The 1924 is photocopied and available for sale here. 1956 Atlas.
Road District Maps (Jackson County Highway Department) 1958 Atlas.
Road District Maps (Jackson County Highway Department) 1976 Atlas.
Jackson County Property Atlas (In three volumes.) Thank
you for helping us to assemble a more complete collection. Donations are
welcome. Please contact us: at 816.252.7454;
djackson@jchs.org. |
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