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For more mapping and geographic resources, please visit the GIS Libguide. To explore our paper map collections, search the catalog or visit the Earth and Planetary Sciences Library.

Online Map Collections

Library of Congress Map Collection
David Rumsey Map Collection
American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection
Perry Castañeda Library Map Collection @ UT Austin
The National Atlas
Includes GIS map layers as well as printable maps
United States Digital Map Library
Mostly state and county level maps
GeoGratis (Canada)

Gazetteers and Geographic Names

U.S. Gazetteer
(U.S. Census Bureau)
GeoNames
(International)
GEOnet Names Server
(International)
Maplandia.com
Includes links to locations on Google Earth
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Atlases

National Atlas of the United States
Includes printable maps, dynamic maps, and raw data
National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World
Essential World Atlas
Infoplease World Atlas and Map Gallery
MapQuest Interactive Atlas
Click on a country to bring up information from the CIA World Factbook.

Local Maps

Interactive Maps

Interactive State of Metropolitan America Indicator Map
View social and demographic variables by metro area.