Research Guides: Map Collection and Online Resources: Tennessee Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

Tennessee Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Knoxville, TN
The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps are a large-scale representation of the growth and layout of American cities. The University of Tennessee Libraries' collection currently provides digital versions of the four earliest sets of Knoxville maps - 1884, 1890, 1903, and 1917.
Proquest Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970)
Digitized B&W versions of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for cities and towns in Tennessee.

Additional Resources

Fire Insurance Maps at the Library of Congress: A Resource Guide

All public domain Sanborn Fire Insurance maps have been digitized and are available online (with the exception of some sheets from 1923-1929). Sheets that are still under copyright restriction are not available online. Tools for searching the Sanborn maps at the Library of Congress are fully described and linked below.

OldInsuranceMaps.net

A crowdsourcing site for creating and viewing georeferenced mosaics of historical fire insurance maps from the Library of Congress.

Tennessee Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Inventory (Originals housed in Hoskins Library)

Tennessee Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
These original Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (housed in Hoskins Library) are for in-house use only. The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps may not be scanned or copied after 1922 due to copyright restrictions. Please contact Map Staff with any questions.