Hillsborough County Maps

Detail - Florida, 1839
This detail of a map from the Tanner's Universal Atlas shows towns, forts, roads, canals, major rivers and lakes in Hillborough County. The county ranges from Weekiwachee River in the north down to Charlotte Harbor in the south. In the middle is Tamp...

Detail - Map of the State of Florida, 1842
This detail of a 1842 map of Florida shows roads, railroads, counties, forts, naval depots and other military installations, major towns, rivers, and lakes for Hillsborough County. In addition to listing the rivers and towns, this detail provides sma...

Hillsborough County, 1845
A map of Hillsborough County as of 1845 showing rivers, lakes, and Ft. Brooke....

Hillsborough County, 1845
Meyer's 1845 map of Florida is derived from the Tanner/Mitchell Universal atlas map of 1839. This detail of that map covers Hillsborough County. Routes of travel are covered along with major waterways. One of these for this detail is Tampa Bay. Islan...

Hillsborough County, 1850
Meyer's 1850 map of Florida is derived from the Tanner/Mitchell Universal atlas map of 1839, and similar to the 1845 maps. In this updated detail of Hillsborough County, waterways and townships are noted. Major features are Tampa Bay, Palm Island, an...

Hillsborough County, 1850
This detail of a 1850 map from the New Universal Atlas shows towns, forts, roads, canals, major rivers and lakes in Hillsborough County. The map is very similar to the 1839 map from Tanner's Universal Atlas. There are references to forts, battlefiel...

Hillsborough County, 1856
This detail of a map from the annual report of the Surveyor General in 1856 shows Hillsborough County. Drainage, cities and towns, roads, trails, and location of railroad lines are shown in great detail. The major water features of the area are the T...

Hillsborough County, 1857
A map of Hillsborough County showing forts, swamps, and bodies of water....

Hillsborough County, 1859
Railroad map of Hillsborough County, Florida showing river drainage, cities and towns, roads, and railroads in 1859. Township grids based on the Tallahassee basis parallel and the Tallahassee prime meridian shows the extent of land survey in Florida....

Hillsborough County, 1859
This detail is of a railroad map of Florida showing Hillsborough County's drainage, cities and towns, roads, railroads, location of the land grant railroads and indicating the 6- and 15-mile limits of grants in 1859. Township grids based on the Talla...

Hillsboro County, 1860
A map of Hillsboro (Hillsborough) County as of 1860 showing towns, the county seat, and bodies of water....

Hillsborough County, 1860
Map of Hillsborough County, showing Tampa, Ichipucksapa, Forts Harrison, Brooke, Mendo, Fraser, Carrol, Cumming, and Davinport....

Hillsborough County, 1860
This detail of Hillsborough County is current to 1860. This map shows drainage, state and county boundaries, place names, steamboat routes, and the railroad network. Each county is colored pastel for ease of differentiation. The main feature of this ...

Hillsborough County, 1863
This detail of a map of Florida was "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1863 by A. J. Johnson in the clerks office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York." It shows Hillsborough County...

Hillsborough County, 1865
This detail of a map of Florida shows topographical information for Hillsborough County in 1865. Swampland is depicted in thin horizontal lines. Rivers are colored in blue while lakes and ponds are colored with green. Railroads, roads, and towns are ...

Hillsborough County, 1873
This detail of a 1873 map of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina shows an in color portrait of county lines of the period, Florida railroad routes, forts, and outlines major waterways for Hillsborough County. The major water features of the detail a...

Hillsborough County, 1874
This detail of a map of Florida indicates Hillsborough County current to 1874. It shows drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, battlefields, and submarine cables to Havana. It also lists operating and newly chartered railroads of...

Shoreline Changes in Tampa's McKay and East Bay, 1879 to 1991
This map from the U. S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigation Report number 95-4167, Discharge, Water-Quality Characteristics, and Nutrient Loads from McKay Bay, Delaney Creek, and East Bay, Tampa, shows the shoreline changes between 1879 a...

Hillsborough County, 1880
This map of Hillsborough County shows the county seat (Tampa) and cities current to 1880....

Hillsborough County, 1880
A map of Hillsborough County showing county lines, the county seat (Tampa), railroads, and cities current to the 1880s....

Map of Hillsborough County, 1882
Digitization provided by the USF Libraries Digitization Center. Rare Maps. This is a map of Hillsborough county showing cities and towns, water depths, inland waters and property ownership by name circa 1882. Section Township Range (STR) is shown. M...

Hillsborough County, 1882
This detail of a map of Florida covers Hillsborough County and vicinity and indicates drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, railroads, and the 15-mile railroad land grant limits surrounding the track. The major water features of...

Hillsborough County, 1883
A map of Hillsborough County showing county lines, and the county seat (Tampa) current to 1883....

Hillsborough County, 1886
A map of Hillsborough County showing county lines, the county seat (Tampa), and railroads connecting the major cities current to 1886....

Hillsborough County, 1886
This is a detailed map of Hillsborough County, Florida showing the County Seat, major cities, roads, railroads, inland waters, etc. Township and range grid established from the Tallahassee baseline and meridian shows the extent of land survey in the ...