
General Guides:
The Maps Our Ancestors Followed (TNGenWeb project)
Guide to Maps in the Tennessee State Library & Archives (note the "Commonly Asked Questions")
Read "Topography" from Goodspeed's History of Tennessee - Shelby County
Shelby County Maps online:
1839 Shelby County portion of "Map of Kentucky & Tennessee exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c." (Library of Congress Geography and Map Division ). To view/download a complete copy of the state map from the LOC, click HERE.
1863 Shelby County portion of "Lloyd's Official Map of the State of Tennessee" (Library of Congress Geography and Map Division ). Focus on military (forts, rail stations, etc). To view/download a complete copy of the state map from the LOC, click HERE.
1888 Shelby County portion of the Rand-McNally Railroad Map for Tennessee ( Library of Congress Geography and Map Division ). To view/download a complete copy of the state map from the LOC, click HERE.
Guide and Map of the City of Memphis (1908) , published by Memphis Abstract Company.
Features "Directory of Streets, House Numbers and Electric Car Lines, with Special Diagrams of the Sixteen Car Lines" Includes outline map of City Wards and Civil Districts, as well as detailed street maps of the Memphis and South Memphis areas.
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