1940s Maps of San Jose, California
Explore 13 historic maps of San Jose from the 1940s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1940s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.
Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how San Jose's landscape evolved across the 1940s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.
- Focus on a specific era: All maps on this page are from the 1940s, giving you a focused view of this time period.
- See what’s changed: Compare century-old streets, trails, and buildings to today's modern landscape using overlays and satellite layers.
- Research with precision: Use these maps for genealogy, historical research, land use analysis, or educational projects.
- View, download, or print: Maps are fully viewable online in high resolution, and can be downloaded or printed for your own records.
Start exploring San Jose's history through authentic maps from the 1940s. This is your window into the past.
San Jose, CA maps
(13)- 1940 Map of Los Gatos, 1961 Print
1940 Los Gatos1961 Print · USGSCovers San Jose, including Santa Cruz, Watsonville, and other nearby areas2 unique versions available - 1941 Map of Morgan Hill
1941 Morgan Hill1941 Print · USGSCovers San Jose, including Gilroy, Morgan Hill, and other nearby areas - 1941 Map of Palo Alto
1941 Palo Alto1941 Print · USGSCovers San Jose, including Fremont, Sunnyvale, and other nearby areas - 1942 Map of Mt. Hamilton
1942 Mt. Hamilton1942 Print · USGSCovers San Jose, including The Arnold Ranch, Santa Clara County, and other nearby areas - 1943 Map of Palo Alto
1943 Palo Alto1943 Print · USGSCovers San Jose, including Fremont, Sunnyvale, and other nearby areas - 1943 Map of San Jose
1943 San Jose1943 Print · USGSCovers San Jose, including Fremont, Sunnyvale, and other nearby areas - 1943 Map of Los Gatos
1943 Los Gatos1943 Print · USGSCovers San Jose, including Santa Cruz, Watsonville, and other nearby areas - 1943 Map of Mt. Hamilton
1943 Mt. Hamilton1943 Print · USGSCovers San Jose, including The Arnold Ranch, Santa Clara County, and other nearby areas - 1947 Map of Mt. Hamilton
1947 Mt. Hamilton1947 Print · USGSCovers San Jose, including The Arnold Ranch, Santa Clara County, and other nearby areas - 1947 Map of San Francisco, 1948 Print
1947 San Francisco1948 Print · USGSCovers San Jose, including San Francisco, Oakland, and other nearby areas - 1947 Map of San Jose, 1948 Print
1947 San Jose1948 Print · USGSCovers San Jose, including Stockton, Fremont, and other nearby areas - 1948 Map of San Francisco, 1951 Print
1948 San Francisco1951 Print · USGSCovers San Jose, including San Francisco, Oakland, and other nearby areas - 1948 Map of Palo Alto, 1956 Print
1948 Palo Alto1956 Print · USGSCovers San Jose, including Fremont, Sunnyvale, and other nearby areas
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