Sanborn Maps

The digital Sanborn maps provide detailed property and land-use records depicting the grid of everyday life in many towns and cities. 

Sanborn,a primary fire insurance company published these maps as they assessed the risk associated with insuring a particular property. Historical large-scale plans include the outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and function of structures, location of windows and doors.

TCCL provides access to maps of Oklahoma towns and cities ranging in dates from the 1890s to the 1970s.

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