Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection
Kentucky Maps
State Maps
- Kentucky (base map) JPEG format (274K) County boundaries and names, county seats, rivers. Original scale 1:2,500,000 U.S. Geological Survey, 1972 limited update 1990
- Kentucky (outline map) JPEG format (84K) County boundaries and names. U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990
- Kentucky (reference map) JPEG format (240K) Shaded relief map with state boundaries, forest cover, place names, major highways. Portion of "The National Atlas of the United States of America. General Reference", compiled by U.S. Geological Survey 2001, printed 2002
- Kentucky (reference map) PDF format (242K) Shaded relief map with state boundaries, forest cover, place names, major highways. Portion of "The National Atlas of the United States of America. General Reference", compiled by U.S. Geological Survey 2001, printed 2002
- Kentucky - Federal Lands and Indian Reservations PDF format (542K) The National Atlas of the United States of America, U.S. Geological Survey, 2003
- Kentucky (outline map) U.S. Bureau of the Census 1990 (84K)
- Kentucky (reference map) JPEG format (196K) Shaded relief map with state boundaries, forest cover, place names, major highways. Portion of "The National Atlas of the United States of America. General Reference", compiled by U.S. Geological Survey 2001, printed 2002
- Kentucky (reference map) PDF format (148K) Shaded relief map with state boundaries, forest cover, place names, major highways. Portion of "The National Atlas of the United States of America. General Reference", compiled by U.S. Geological Survey 2001, printed 2002
City Maps
- Bardstown (topographic) original scale 1:24,000 U.S.G.S. 1967, photorevised 1987 (774K)
- Campbellsville (topographic) original scale 1:24,000 U.S.G.S. 1970, photorevised 1987 (774K)
- Carrollton (topographic) original scale 1:24,000 U.S.G.S. 1967, minor revision 1994 (645K)
- Shelbyville (topographic) original Scale 1:24,000 U.S.G.S. 1965, revised 1993 (516K)
- Somerset (topographic) original Scale 1:24,000 U.S.G.S. 1973, photorevised 1987 (710K)
Historical City Maps
- Fulton 1922 Automobile Blue Book (113K)
- Louisville 1855 From Appletons' Hand-Book of American Travel, Southern Tour. Compiled and Edited by Charles H. Jones, 1873 (581K)
- Louisville 1917 The New Encyclopedic Atlas and Gazetteer of the World. New York: P.F. Collier & Son. 1917 (1MB)
- Paducah 1919 Automobile Blue Book (258K)
Historical Topographic Maps
- Kentucky Historical Topographic Maps (U.S. Geological Survey)
- Pre-1945 maps, scales include 1:62,500, 1:125,000
Maps of National Parks, Monuments, and Historic Sites
The following maps were produced by the U.S. National Park Service unless otherwise noted.
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Area Map) 1994 (58K)
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Area Map) 1997 (65K) (PDF Format)
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Park Map) 1997 (65K) (PDF Format)
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Walking Tour Map) 1994 (336K)
- Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area [Kentucky / Tennessee] (Park Map) 1997 (581K) (PDF Format)
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park [Kentucky / Tennessee / Virginia] (Park Map) 1999 (323K) (PDF Format)
- Mammoth Cave National Park (Detail Map) (122K)
- Mammoth Cave National Park (Detail Map) 1999 (65K) (PDF Format)
- Mammoth Cave National Park (Park Map) (688K)
- Mammoth Cave National Park (Park Map) 1999 (258K) (PDF Format)
Maps on Other Web Sites