Sanborn Maps

Beginning in the mid 1800s, the Sanborn Map Company began creating the Sanborn Maps, originally used for estimating fire insurance liability. The information recorded in these maps generally includes streets, building outlines, building usage, and building materials. Today the Sanborn Maps have become an important tool for researchers.

Hattiesburg maps
The following maps are provided to make it easier to research Hattiesburg's past. All maps here were published before 1923 and are therefore public domain.

July 1890

 * Sheet 1

March 1895

 * Sheet 1
 * Sheet 2

April 1898

 * Sheet 1
 * Sheet 2
 * Sheet 3
 * Sheet 4

April 1903

 * Sheet 1
 * Sheet 2
 * Sheet 3
 * Sheet 4
 * Sheet 5
 * Sheet 6
 * Sheet 7
 * Sheet 8

October 1906

 * Sheet 1
 * Sheet 2
 * Sheet 3
 * Sheet 4
 * Sheet 5
 * Sheet 6
 * Sheet 7
 * Sheet 8
 * Sheet 9
 * Sheet 10

March 1910

 * Sheet 1
 * Sheet 2
 * Sheet 3
 * Sheet 4
 * Sheet 5
 * Sheet 6
 * Sheet 7
 * Sheet 8
 * Sheet 9
 * Sheet 10
 * Sheet 11
 * Sheet 12
 * Sheet 13
 * Sheet 14
 * Sheet 15
 * Sheet 16
 * Sheet 17
 * Sheet 18
 * Sheet 19
 * Sheet 20

August 1915

 * Sheet 1
 * Sheet 2
 * Sheet 3
 * Sheet 4
 * Sheet 5
 * Sheet 6
 * Sheet 7
 * Sheet 8
 * Sheet 9
 * Sheet 10
 * Sheet 11
 * Sheet 12
 * Sheet 13
 * Sheet 14
 * Sheet 15
 * Sheet 16
 * Sheet 17
 * Sheet 18
 * Sheet 19
 * Sheet 20
 * Sheet 21

Note: Maps from 1925 and 1931 exist, but are not public domain, and so are not available here. However, they are available online from various sources, but generally require paid access. If you have a USM Library account you can access them at http://lynx.lib.usm.edu/login?url=http://sanborn.umi.com/ Or the Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood Association currently hosts Sanborn Maps from 1890 - 1961: http://www.hattiesburghistoricneighborhood.com/sanborn-maps-hattiesburg-1890-1961/