The following maps may be useful to genealogists researching in Butler County. If you have access to a public domain (i.e., non-copyrighted) map that you think would be useful to other researchers, the Butler County USGenWeb would be happy to make it available here. Please contact Pat. (If you're not sure whether a certain map is public domain or copyright, you may wish to consult the USGenWeb's Copyright FAQ for more details on copyright.)

USGS Butler County Map (1986)

Thanks to Ed McClelland, the United States Geographical Survey's 1986 Butler County Map is now available here by townships. This map shows the locations of many cemeteries, old churches, old schoolhouses, and small villages.

1874 Butler County Map

This map is from the Combination Atlas of the County of Butler and State of PA, by M. Hopkins & Co., 1874.
Three versions:

• 1874.jpg (467K)
• 1874.gif (525K)
• 1874b.jpg (172K)

Genealogists researching in Butler County may also find the following external links useful.

• Ed Albert & Vonda Minner's Webpages include a Map Room with maps of Butler County, Franklin Twp., and Center Twp.

• MapQuest!

• Tiger Mapping Service by the U.S. Census Bureau.

• USGS's Geographic Names Information Service (GNIS)

• City and Towns maps

• Butler County Pennsylvania Survey Maps

• Great site for maps showing county formation and areas covered by the census.
  http://www.negenealogy.com/pa/pa_maps.htm

• National Mapping Service
  
• Immigration Routes Map
  
• European Mapping
  
• U.S. Territorial Maps 1775-1929
  
• Panoramic Maps
  
• UK Street Map
  
• Topographical Maps
  
• Mapquest
  
• 1895 Atlas
  
• US map of counties added after 1650
  
• This one is for The Great Wagon Road, above Philadelphia and leading from it,
  to the West and South, the directions so many of our folks took.
  
• The Scots-Irish From Ulster and The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road
  
• The Institute of Historical Research in London, England, has compiled an excellent collection of links to images of early maps on the Web 
  
• The David Rumsey Collection of maps materials concentrates on 18th and 19th century North and South American cartographic materials it uses a tool called "Insight" which works with your browser to display the maps, on which you can then zoom in to view more detail, rotate, and print.
  
• The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) seems an unlikely resource for Civil War maps, but guess again. Their Historical Map and Chart Collection at  contains a wealth of state, regional, and state-sorted Civil War maps which you map view or download. (Hint: Select download and then view before saving to see the full-size image.)
  
• Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library    

If you're aware of any other external sites with Butler Co. maps that should be on this list, please send it to us at [email protected]