This is a collection of old state maps that include railroad routes, circa 1895 as suggested by their copyright dates. All of the present states have individual representative maps even though several of those states didn't yet exist in 1895. The map of Delaware is included with Virginia's map.

Many community locations and names that have disappeared can be found on these maps.

After uploading these maps, I realized that they were not originally just intended to show the railroad routes. In 1895 those rail routes were the primary transportation links traversing the entire country and as such would be of great interest. These maps were originally collected in 2001 from a website offering them as historic railroad maps. That website is no longer functional.

Select (click) any thumbnail image here to view that individual map. Each map can then be viewed "close-up" (using the highest image resolution available) by selecting the link labelled "original" at the bottom of each image. Your web browser's slider bars, keyboard arrow keys, or mouse center scroll wheel can then be used to scroll to specific map locations.