Maps of Putnam County
County and regional maps of Putnam County and the Town of Southeast — from the Library of Congress and other public collections.
County and regional maps show how the towns, roads, lakes, and landholdings of Putnam County fit together — the broad view that complements the building-by-building detail of the Sanborn sheets. The earliest of them name the rural householders, which makes them a primary source for who lived where generations ago.
The maps below are reproduced from the Library of Congress and other public collections. Where a map records people or places that figure in research published on this site, a link to the relevant narrative is included.
Source & Rights
The maps in this collection are drawn from the Library of Congress and the Putnam County Historian’s Office & Archives. Most are in the public domain; a few (the F. W. Beers atlas pages) carry an undetermined copyright status and are reproduced here for educational and research use only. Each map’s source and credit line appear with its entry above.
Please credit the holding institution — the Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, or the Putnam County Historian’s Office & Archives, as noted with each map.
More about copyright and other restrictions. For guidance on compiling full citations, consult the Library of Congress on citing primary sources.