Maps of New Hampshire are a great resource to help learn about a place at a particular point in time. Old New Hampshire maps are effective sources of geographical information and useful for historical, genealogical and territorial research.

Our collection of New Hampshire maps includes many different historic and modern types of maps. The maps date from the 00th century to the present and include:

State Map of New Hampshire County Boundaries and County Seats
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State Map of New Hampshire County Boundaries and County Seats
  • New Hampshire Township maps, including maps showing the progress of the original government surveys
  • New Hampshire Road, Highway and railroad maps
  • New Hampshire Maps showing the state’s geological features
  • New Hampshire Nautical charts
  • New Hampshire timeline of county boundaries changes
  • New Hampshire Military maps
  • New Hampshire Maps of specific towns, counties, islands, harbors, and bodies of water
  • Colonial era maps of New Hampshire
  • Bird’s eye views of New Hampshire cities and towns

Historical Maps of New Hampshire are a great resource to help learn about a place at a particular point in time. New Hampshire Maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully.

There are many New Hampshire map resources in the state. Using them, researchers can track geographic features, political divisions, and migration trails with relative ease. Researchers may want to obtain a copy of the town of interest’s lotting map, which showed how land was divided prior to being sold off or granted to settlers.

The New Hampshire Records and Archives holds a large collection of those lotting maps, which are organized according to town and number of lots.

The name of the original proprietor of the land may also be listed. That can lead the researcher to a very useful title chain. The New Hampshire State Papers also contains many of those records.

Old Historical Atlas Maps of New Hampshire

This Historical New Hampshire Map Collection are from original copies. Most historical maps of New Hampshire were published in atlases and spans over 000 years of growth for the state.

Some New Hampshire maps years have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines, and other features useful to the New Hampshire researcher.

1776 Map of The Provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire - Northern section
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Jeffery’s 1776 Map of The Provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire – Northern section

  • Map Date: 1776
  • Map Locations: New Hampshire , Massachusetts
  • Map Publication: The American Atlas: Or, A Geographical Description Of The Whole Continent Of America
  • Map Type: World Atlas
  • Map Cartographer: Samuel Holland and Thomas Jefferys
1776 Map of The Provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire - Southern section
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Jeffery’s 1776 Map of The Provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire – Southern section

  • Map Date: 1776
  • Map Locations: New Hampshire , Massachusetts
  • Map Publication: The American Atlas: Or, A Geographical Description Of The Whole Continent Of America
  • Map Type: World Atlas
  • Map Cartographer: Samuel Holland and Thomas Jefferys
1776 State Map of New England containing the Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Conecticut and Rhode Island
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Jeffery’s 1776 State Map of New England containing the Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island

  • Map Date: 1776
  • Map Locations: New Hampshire , Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
  • Map Publication: The American Atlas: Or, A Geographical Description Of The Whole Continent Of America
  • Map Type: World Atlas
  • Map Cartographer: Samuel Holland and Thomas Jefferys
1795 State Map of New Hampshire Compiled chiefly from Actual Surveys
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Carey’s 1795 State Map of New Hampshire Compiled chiefly from Actual Surveys

  • Map Date: 1795
  • Map Locations: New Hampshire
  • Map Publication: Carey’s American Atlas: Containing Twenty Maps And One Chart
  • Map Cartographer: Mathew Carey (1760– 1839)
1804 State Map of New Hampshire
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Arrowsmith’s 1804 State Map of New Hampshire

  • Map Date: 1804
  • Map Locations: New Hampshire
  • Map Publication: A new and elegant general atlas, comprising all the new discoveries, to the present time.
  • Map Cartographer: Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823) and Samuel Lewis (1754-1822)
1814 State Map of New Hampshire
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Carey’s 1814 State Map of New Hampshire

  • Map Date: 1814
  • Map Locations: New Hampshire
  • Map Publication: Carey’s General Atlas, Improved And Enlarged; Being A Collection Of Maps Of The World And Quarters, Their Principal Empires, Kingdoms, &c
  • Map Type: World Atlas
  • Map Cartographer: Henry Charles Carey and Isaac Lea
1822 Geographical, Historical and Statistical State Map of New Hampshire
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Carey’s 1822 Geographical, Historical and Statistical State Map of New Hampshire

  • Map Date: 1822
  • Map Locations: New Hampshire
  • Map Publication: A Complete Historical, Chronological, And Geographical American Atlas, Being A Guide To The History Of North And South America, And The West Indies … To The Year 1822.
  • Map Type: National Atlas
  • Map Cartographer: Henry Charles Carey & Isaac Lea
1827 State Map of New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont
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Finley’s 1827 State Map of New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont

  • Map Date: 1827
  • Map Locations: Maine , New Hampshire and Vermont
  • Map Publication: A New General Atlas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps, representing the Grand Divisions of the Globe, Together with the several Empires, Kingdoms and States in the World; Compiled from the Best Authorities, and corrected by the Most Recent Discoveries, Philadelphia, 1827.
  • Map Type: National Atlas
  • Map Cartographer: Anthony Finley (1784 – 1836)

Tanner’s 1836 State Map of New Hampshire and Vermont

  • Map Date: 1836 (Entered 1833)
  • Map Locations: New Hampshire, Vermont
  • Map Publication: A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics Of The World.
  • Map Type: World Atlas
  • Map Cartographer: Henry Schenck Tanner (1786–1858)
1845 State Map of New Hampshire and Vermont
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Morse’s 1845 State Map of New Hampshire and Vermont

  • Map Date: 1842 (Entered 1842)
  • Map Locations: New Hampshire, Vermont
  • Map Publication: Morse’s North American atlas. Containing the following beautifully colored maps
  • Map Type: National Atlas
  • Map Cartographer: Sidney Edwards Morse (1794-1871 ) and Samuel Breese (1802-1873)
1856 State Map of New Hampshire
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Colton’s 1856 State Map of New Hampshire

  • Map Date: 1856 (Entered 1855)
  • Map Locations: New Hampshire
  • Map Notes: In full color by county.
  • Map Publication: Colton’s Atlas Of The World, Illustrating Physical And Political Geography.
  • Map Type: World Atlas
  • Map Cartographer: Joseph Hutchins Colton (1800-1893)
1880 State, County and Township Map of New Hampshire and Vermont
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Mitchell’s 1880 State, County and Township Map of New Hampshire and Vermont

  • Map Date: 1880 (Entered 1879)
  • Map Locations: New Hampshire and Vermont
  • Map Publication: Mitchell’s New General Atlas
  • Map Type: World Atlas
  • Map Cartographer: Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. (1827-1901)

Map of New Hampshire County Formations 1764-1874

This Interactive Map of New Hampshire Counties show the historical boundaries, names, organization, and attachments of every county, extinct county and unsuccessful county proposal from the creation of the New Hampshire territory in 1764 to 1874.

New Hampshire County Maps of Road and Highway’s

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation has prepared a series of county road maps. These maps contain more detailed information about man-made features than the geological survey maps.

These New Hampshire maps are Free to downloade are in PDF format.

External New Hampshire Map Resources

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