Fire Insurance Map Collection at the Chicago History Museum

 

The Chicago History Museum holds approximately 210 fire insurance maps within this collection, including over 160 volumes from the Sanborn Map Company. The earliest copyright date in the collection is 1865, and the latest correction date is 1978. Additional resources, such as indices and related material or individual sheets, can be found within the library collection and in other map collections.

 

This inventory includes two sections: the first lists volumes from the Sanborn Map Company by volume number or title. Maps named for specific industries (e.g., grain elevators, stockyards) and maps for cities outside of Chicago are listed at the bottom of the section. The second section lists fire insurance maps by other publishers, such as Rascher, Yerkes, Robinson, G.W. Bromley, Greeley-Carlson, and others.

 

Volume numbers between different publishers do not always align with the same geographic boundaries.

 

In the Abakanowicz Research Center, use a blue call slip to request, including the title or volume number, the publisher, the date of copyright, and the date of correction if listed.

 

These maps have not been digitized.

 

To view, please visit or contact the Abakanowicz Research Center.

 

Chicago History Museum

Abakanowicz Research Center

1601 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614-6038

https://www.chicagohistory.org/visit-us/research-center/

 

Compiled by Lesley Martin. Last updated 2025/08.

 

 

SANBORN MAPS

Publisher

Volume Number or Title

Street Boundaries

Copyright Date

Last Correction Date

Tier/Shelf #

Sanborn

Insurance Map of Chicago 1868-69

Chestnut-23rd-Michigan-Halsted

[1869]

Stacks 1

Sanborn

Insurance Map of Chicago 1868-69

[1869]

Stacks 2

Sanborn

Insurance Map of Chicago 1868-69

 

[1869]

[1874]

008/5234

Sanborn

Vol. 1 North and West

Chicago-12th St-Halsted-Lake Michigan (excluding downtown)

1906

1911

Stacks 27

Sanborn

Vol. 1 North and West

1906

1974/06

291/F

Sanborn

Vol. 1 South

Chicago River-12th St-Chicago River-Lake Michigan

1906

1911

Stacks 25

Sanborn

Vol. 1 South

1906

1963/05

003/5160

Sanborn

Vol. 1 South

1906

1969

Stacks 26

Sanborn

Vol. 1 South

1906

1974/12

003/5161

Sanborn

Vol. 2 North

1935

1968/09

003/5162

Sanborn

Vol. 2 South

1935

1971/11

003/5161

Sanborn

Vol. 3

1911

1975/01

291/A

Sanborn

Vol. 4

1912

1956/08

003/5164

Sanborn

Vol. 4

1912

1975/01

291/B

Sanborn

Vol. 5

1914

1956/08

003/5165

Sanborn

Vol. 5

1914

1975/02

291/C

Sanborn

Vol. 6

1916

1956/09

003/5166

Sanborn

Vol. 6

1916

1949 – year of new index [blank paste-overs marked "wreck" with dates from 1977 and 1978]

291/D

Sanborn

Vol. 7

1917

1956/08

003/5167

Sanborn

Vol. 8

1914

1956/08

003/5168

Sanborn

Vol. 8

1914

1961/08

004/5169

Sanborn

Vol. 8

1914

1974/01

291/E

Sanborn

Vol. 9

Graceland-Fullerton-Lake Michigan-Western (Irving Park)

1894

1918

Stacks 29

Sanborn

Vol. 9

1894

1922

Stacks 30

Sanborn

Vol. 9

1923

1949/07

004/5170

Sanborn

Vol. 9

1923

1956/09

004/5171

Sanborn

Vol. 9

1923

1975/02

004/5171

Sanborn

Vol. 10

Belmont-North Ave-Western-Crawford (Pulaski)

1896

1920

Stacks 31

Sanborn

Vol. 10

1921

1951/08

004/5173

Sanborn

Vol. 10

1921

1952/09

004/5172

Sanborn

Vol. 10

undated [missing cover]

undated

004/5172

Sanborn

Vol. 11

North Ave-Harrison-Western-Crawford (Pulaski)

1896

1921

Stacks 32

Sanborn

Vol. 11

1922

1955/09

004/5173

Sanborn

Vol. 12

Harrison-31st St-Western-Crawford (Pulaski)

1896

1922

Stacks 33

Sanborn

Vol. 12

1923

1956/09

004/5174

Sanborn

Vol. 12

1923

1961/10

004/5174

Sanborn

Vol. 12

1923

1973/02

292/A

Sanborn

Vol. 13

Pershing-57th St-State-Damen

1925

1949

Stacks 41

Sanborn

Vol. 13

1925

1955/09

004/5175

Sanborn

Vol. 13

1925

1961/09

004/5175

Sanborn

Vol. 13

1925

1975/03

292/B

Sanborn

Vol. 14

39th St-56th St-Lake Michigan-State

1895

1925

Stacks 34

Sanborn

Vol. 14

1925

1955/09

004/5176

Sanborn

Vol. 14

1925

1975/05

004/5176

Sanborn

Vol. 15

57th St-71st St-State-Robey (Damen)

1895

1922

Stacks 35

Sanborn

Vol. 15

1895

1925

Stacks 37

Sanborn

Vol. 15

1895

1925

Stacks 36

Sanborn

Vol. 15

1926

1955/10

004/5177

Sanborn

Vol. 15

1926

1972/03

004/5177

Sanborn

Vol. 16

57th St-71st St-Lake Michigan-State

1895

1926

Stacks 38

Sanborn

Vol. 16

1895

1929

Stacks 39

Sanborn

Vol. 16

1926

1955/10

004/5178

Sanborn

Vol. 16

1926

1975/05

004/5178

Sanborn

Vol. 17

1905

1924/08

001/C

Sanborn

Vol. 17 North + South

1928

1975/05

292/C

Sanborn

Vol. 17 North

Devon-Foster-Western-Lake Michigan

1928

1949

Stacks 42

Sanborn

Vol. 17 South

Foster-Irving Park-Western-Lake Michigan

1928

1949

Stacks 43

Sanborn

Vol. 17 South

1928

1955/10

004/5179

Sanborn

Vol. 18

Division-Harrison-Austin-Pulaski

undated [probably 1908]

1922 year of new index

001/E

Sanborn

Vol. 18

1908

1949

Stacks 44

Sanborn

Vol. 18

 

1908

1955/12

004/5181

Sanborn

Vol. 18

1908

1975/05

292/D

Sanborn

Vol. 19

Foster-Belmont-Pulaski-Western

1913

1949

Stacks 45

Sanborn

Vol. 19

1913

1955/12

004/5182

Sanborn

Vol. 19

1913

1975/05

292/E

Sanborn

Vol. 20

Harrison-31st St-Austin-Pulaski

1918

1949

Stacks 46

Sanborn

Vol. 20

 

1918

1955/12

004/5183

Sanborn

Vol. 20

1918

1961/11

001/D

Sanborn

Vol. 20

1918

1975/06

292/F

Sanborn

Vol. 21

1918

1956/01

005/5185

Sanborn

Vol. 21

1918

1973/03

292/G

Sanborn

Vol. 22

1919

1956/01

005/5185

Sanborn

Vol. 22

1919

1960/11

002/C

Sanborn

Vol. 22

1919

1975/06

003/5163

Sanborn

Vol. 23

1920

1956/01

005/5187

Sanborn

Vol. 23

1920

1960/11

005/5188

Sanborn

Vol. 23

1920

1975/06

005/5189

Sanborn

Vol. 24

1920

1956/02

005/5190

Sanborn

Vol. 24

1920

1956/12

005/5191

Sanborn

Vol. 24

1920

1961/01

005/5189

Sanborn

Vol. 24

1920

1972/06

005/5191

Sanborn

Vol. 25

1924

1956/02

005/5192

Sanborn

Vol. 25

1924

1975/09

005/5192

Sanborn

Vol. 26

1923

1956/03

005/5193

Sanborn

Vol. 26

1923

1975/10

005/5193

Sanborn

Vol. 27

71st St-87th St-Stony Island Ave-Lake Michigan

1923

1929

Stacks 40

Sanborn

Vol. 27

1923

1956/03

005/5194

Sanborn

Vol. 27

1923

1975/10

005/5194

Sanborn

Vol. 28

1924

1956/03

005/5195

Sanborn

Vol. 28

1924

1975/08

005/5195

Sanborn

Vol. 29

1924

1956/03

005/5196

Sanborn

Vol. 29

1924

1974/09

005/5196

Sanborn

Vol. 30

1929

1956/03

005/5197

Sanborn

Vol. 30

1929

1974/09

005/5197

Sanborn

Vol. 31

1929

1956/04

005/5198

Sanborn

Vol. 31

1929

1961/02

005/5186

Sanborn

Vol. 31

1929

1969/05

005/5198

Sanborn

Vol. 32

1930

1954/04

005/5200

Sanborn

Vol. 32

1930

1969/05

005/5199

Sanborn

Vol. 33

1930

1956/04

005/5200

Sanborn

Vol. 33

1930

1969/05

006/5201

Sanborn

Vol. 34

1930

1956/04

006/5203

Sanborn

Vol. 34

1930

1959 – year of new index

006/5202

Sanborn

Vol. 34

1930

1966/12

008/P

Sanborn

Vol. 35

1936

1956/04

006/5204

Sanborn

Vol. 35

1936

1974/08

008/O

Sanborn

Vol. 36

1936

1956/05

006/5206

Sanborn

Vol. 36

1936

1974/09

006/5205

Sanborn

Vol. 37

1936

1974/09

006/5207

Sanborn

Vol. 38

undated

undated

006/5208

Sanborn

Vol. 40

1937

1956/05

006/5209

Sanborn

Vol. 40

1937

1974/09

006/5210

Sanborn

Vol. 41

1938

1956/05

006/5212

Sanborn

Vol. 41

1938

1974/12

006/5211

Sanborn

Vol. 42

1939

1956/05

006/5214

Sanborn

Vol. 42

1939

1974/10

006/5213

Sanborn

Vol. 43

undated

[1970/05?]

006/5215

Sanborn

Vol. 44

1941

1956/05

008/M

Sanborn

Vol. 44

1941

1974/10

006/5216

Sanborn

Vol. 45

1941

1956/05

007/5218

Sanborn

Vol. 45

1941

1974/10

008/N

Sanborn

Vol. 46

1941

1956/06

008/L

Sanborn

Vol. 46

1941

1974/11

007/5217

Sanborn

Vol. 47

1947

1956/07

008/K

Sanborn

Vol. 47

1947

1966/01

007/5219

Sanborn

Vol. 47

1947

1974/11

007/5220

Sanborn

Vol. 48

1947

1956/09

008/I

Sanborn

Vol. 48

1947

1974/11

008/H

Sanborn

Vol. 49

1950

1955/10

008/J

Sanborn

Vol. 49

1950

1974/11

007/5221

Sanborn

Vol. A

1924

1956/02

008/G

Sanborn

Vol. A

1924

1966/10

008/F

Sanborn

Vol. B

1931

1956/03

007/5223

Sanborn

Vol. B

1931

1965/12

007/5224

Sanborn

Vol. C

1931

1956/05

007/5226

Sanborn

Vol. C

1931

1965/12

007/5225

Sanborn

Vol. E

1925

1956/07

007/5227; Unavailable - on exhibit

Sanborn

Vol. E

1925

1959/06

008/E; Unavailable - on exhibit

Sanborn

Vol. E

1925

1974/11

291/G; Unavailable - on exhibit

Sanborn

Vol. E (some pages missing)

undated

undated

007/5228

Sanborn

Vol. I

1911

1956/09

007/5229

Sanborn

Vol. I

1911

1961 – year of new index

292/H

Sanborn

Vol. J

1914

1924/11

007/5230

Sanborn

Insurance maps of Chicago grain elevators

1901

1906

Stacks 50

Sanborn

Chicago packing houses and union stock yards

1901

1958

Stacks 52

Sanborn

Chicago packing houses and union stock yards

1901

1975/05

007/5222

Sanborn

Aledo, Carmi, Crystal Lake, Geneva, Glen Ellyn, Havana, and Lincoln, IL

1925-1926

Stacks 53

Sanborn

Evanston, IL

1920

1955/12

007/5231

Sanborn

Evanston, IL

1920

1971/09

007/5232

Sanborn

Glencoe, IL

1938

1972/11

008/5233

Sanborn

Joliet, IL

1898

1914

Stacks 55

Sanborn

Lincoln, IL (Logan County)

1925

Stacks 56

Sanborn

Lincoln, IL (Logan County) [not on shelf]

 

1925

 

0299/5151 [not on shelf]

Sanborn

Oak Park, IL (Cook County)

1908

1929

Stacks 57

Sanborn

Oak Park, IL (Cook County)

1908

1967

008/5235

Sanborn

Oak Park, IL (Cook County)

1908

1971/05

008/5233

Sanborn

Peoria, IL

1902

Stacks 58

Sanborn

Peoria, IL

1902

Stacks 59

Sanborn

Quincy, IL

1898

Stacks 60

Sanborn

Springfield, IL

1896

1915

Stacks 61

Sanborn

Wilmette, IL

1938

1969/08

008/5236

Sanborn

Winnetka, IL

1938

1970/08

008/5236

OTHER PUBLISHERS

Publisher

Volume Number or Title

Street Boundaries

Copyright Date

Last Correction Date

Tier/Shelf #

B. W. Phillips & Co.

Fire insurance maps of the city of Chicago

 

1865

 

Unavailable; In conservation

G.W. Bromley and Company

Atlas of the City of Chicago, Central Business Property

Chicago Avenue-22nd Street-Halsted Street-Lake Michigan

1891
[19 pages]

 

0299/5143

G.W. Bromley and Company

Atlas of the City of Chicago, Central Business Property

Chicago Avenue-22nd Street-Halsted Street-Lake Michigan

1891
[19 pages]

1892/04

0299/5143

Greeley-Carlson

Second atlas of the city of Chicago Vol. 1

Chicago Avenue-22nd Street-Halsted Street-Lake Michigan

1891/10/1
[40 pages]

 

0298/5133

Greeley-Carlson

Second atlas of the city of Chicago Vol. 1

Chicago Avenue-22nd Street-Halsted Street-Lake Michigan

1891
[40 pages]

 

0298/5132

Greeley-Carlson

Second atlas of the city of Chicago Vol. 2

22nd Street-39th Street-Ashland Avenue-Lake Michigan

1892/03/01
[48 pages]

 

0298/5133

Greeley-Carlson

Second atlas of the city of Chicago Vol. 2

22nd Street-39th Street-Ashland Avenue-Lake Michigan

[48 pages]

 

0298/5132

Rascher

Atlas of Lake View

1887

1890

Stacks 8

Rascher

Map of Lake View

1890

1891

Stacks 9

Rascher

Atlas of the North Half of Hyde Park vol. 1

1890

Stacks 10

Rascher

Atlas of the North Half of Hyde Park vol. 2

1890

Stacks 11

Rascher

Vol. 1

Chicago-12th St-Halsted-Lake Michigan

1891

Stacks 12

Rascher

Vol. 1

Chicago-12th St-Halsted-Lake Michigan

1891

1895

Stacks 23

Rascher

Vol. 2

Fullerton-Chicago Ave-North branch of Chicago River-Lake Michigan

1892

Stacks 19

Rascher

Vol. 3

Chicago River-12th St-31st St-Lake Michigan-Western

1911

Stacks 24

Rascher

Vol. 5

North branch of the Chicago River-Western-Augusta St-Elston Ave

1892

Stacks 20

Rascher

Vol. 6

Augusta-Elston Ave-North branch of the Chicago River-Chicago Ave-Madison-Western-Halsted

1892

Stacks 21

Rascher

Vol. 7

Madison-W. 14th St-Halsted-Western

1893

1916

Stacks 28

Rascher

Vol. 8, 2nd edition

12th St-39th St-Ashland-Crawford (Pulaski)

1887

1891

Stacks 13

Rascher

Vol. 9

Belmont-16th-Leavitt-Robinson

1891

Stacks 14

Rascher

Vol. 10

Town line (Devon)-Fullerton-Lake Michigan-Western

1891

Stacks 15

Rascher

Vol. 11

39th St-71st St-Lake Michigan-Western

1891

Stacks 16

Rascher

Vol. 12

71st St-Blue Island-Lake Michigan-Western

1886

1891

Stacks 17

Rascher

Vol. 13

39th St-71st St-Michigan-Western

1891

Stacks 18

Rascher

Atlas of the villages of Evanston, South Evanston, and Rogers Park

1890

Stacks 54

Rascher

Block book of Chicago business district

Chicago River-Harrison-South branch of the Chicago River-Michigan Ave-Central Ave

1893

Stacks 22

Rascher

Map of the packing house district at Unions Stock Yards

1880

Stacks 49

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 1

Madison-39th St-Lake Michigan-Halsted

1886

Stacks 3

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 1

Madison-39th St-Lake Michigan-Halsted

1886
[22 pages]

 

0297/5115

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 1

Madison-39th St-Lake Michigan-Halsted

1886
[21 pages]

 

0298/5134

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 2

12th St-39th St-State-Western

1886

Stacks 4

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 2

12th St-39th St-State-Western

1886
[30 pages]

 

0297/5115

(2 copies at location)

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 2

12th St-39th St-State-Western

1886
[30 pages]

 

0297/5115

(2 copies at location)

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 3

Fullerton-Madison-Lake Michigan-Halsted

1886

Stacks 5

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 3

Fullerton-Madison-Lake Michigan-Halsted

1886
[27 pages]

 

0297/5117

(2 copies at location)

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 3

Fullerton-Madison-Lake Michigan-Halsted

1886
[27 pages]

 

0297/5117

(2 copies at location)

Robinson

Atlas of the City of Chicago, Vol. 3

Fullerton-Madison-Lake Michigan-Halsted

1886
[27 pages]

 

0298/5131

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 4

Fullerton-12th St-Halsted-Western

1886

Stacks 6

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 4

Fullerton-12th St-Halsted-Western

1886
[29 pages]

 

0297/5116

(3 copies at location)

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 4

Fullerton-12th St-Halsted-Western

1886
[29 pages]

 

0297/5116

(3 copies at location)

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 4

Fullerton-12th St-Halsted-Western

1886
[29 pages]

 

0297/5116

(3 copies at location)

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 5

North Ave-I.M. Canal-Western-Crawford (Pulaski)

1886

Stacks 7

Robinson

Atlas of the city of Chicago vol. 5

North Ave-I.M. Canal-Western-Crawford (Pulaski)

1886
[22 pages]

 

0297/5118

Western Insurance Survey Company

Map of the Chicago lumber districts, 2nd edition

1895

Stacks 47

Western Insurance Survey Company

Map of the Chicago warehouses and docks, and all freight depots

1895

Stacks 48

A. Whipple

Fire insurance maps of Granite City, Madison County; Madison, Madison County; Venice, Madison County; Brooklyn, St. Clair County, Illinois

 

1898
[37 pages]

 

0003/5155

Yerkes

Map of the Chicago packing houses and the Union Stock Yards

1901

Stacks 51

[unknown]

Insurance Map of that portion of the South Division of the City of Chicago Devastated by the Great Fire of October 9, 1871

 

1873/05/15
[23 pages]

 

0297/5110