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Old Maps of Shelby County, Ohio for Genealogy

Trace your family roots with 84 historic maps of Shelby County. These high-res maps reveal old neighborhoods, homesites, landmarks, and streets — helping you uncover where your ancestors lived and how the area evolved over time.

  • Explore historic neighborhoods: Identify where your relatives may have lived in the 1800s or 1900s.
  • Compare maps over time: Trace the changes in streets, buildings, and landmarks for multi-generational research.
  • Perfect for genealogy & ancestry research: Used by family historians and researchers to map out lineage and migration.

These maps are an incredible resource for exploring your personal connection to Shelby County's past.

Shelby County, OH maps

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  1. 1909 Map of Loramie, 1961 Print
    1909 Map of Loramie, 1961 Print
    1909 Loramie
    1961 Print · USGS
    Western Ohio at the opening of the twentieth century was a landscape defined by the transition from canal transport to electric rail. Genealogists can trace family names across dozens of rural school districts like Walkup School and Diters School, or locate old parish centers such as Maria Stein and St John.
  4. 1911 Map of Loramie, 1936 Print
    1911 Map of Loramie, 1936 Print
    1911 Loramie
    1936 Print · USGS
    Western Ohio at the start of the twentieth century shows a landscape transitioning from the canal era to the age of electric rail. Researchers can trace the Miami and Erie Canal through Minster and New Bremen, or locate family sites near St Patricks Church and Schwaberow School.
  7. 1911 Map of Covington, 1946 Print
    1911 Map of Covington, 1946 Print
    1911 Covington
    1946 Print · USGS
    Western Ohio’s agricultural heartland is mapped here as a web of turnpikes and railroads connects thriving towns. Trace old family sites near Bradford, Gettysburg, and uniquely named rural landmarks like Lickskillet School or Cassels Corners.
  10. 1913 Map of Sidney, 1934 Print
    1913 Map of Sidney, 1934 Print
    1913 Sidney
    1934 Print · USGS
    Shelby County at the height of the steam and electric rail era features a landscape defined by the Miami and Erie Canal and the historic Greenville Treaty Line. Genealogists and historians can trace dozens of rural schoolhouses, including Poplar Knob School and Walnut Grove School, alongside the early streetcar route of the Western Ohio RR.
    2 unique versions available
  13. 1914 Map of Troy, 1931 Print
    1914 Map of Troy, 1931 Print
    1914 Troy
    1931 Print · USGS
    Miami County at the height of the interurban era shows a landscape defined by the Miami River and competing rail lines. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like the County Infirmary or schools such as Sheepskin School and Frogpond School.
    2 unique versions available
  16. 1944 Map of Covington
    1944 Map of Covington
    1944 Covington
    1944 Print · USGS
    Western Ohio at the end of the Second World War remains a landscape of thriving rural rail towns and country schoolhouses. Researchers can trace the Stillwater River to find Greenville Falls, the Forest Hill Cem, and local landmarks like Tadpole Sch and Ludlow Falls.
  19. 1944 Map of Sidney
    1944 Map of Sidney
    1944 Sidney
    1944 Print · USGS
    Shelby County thrived as a rail and river hub in the mid-1940s, centered on the growing industrial town of Sidney. Researchers can trace old rural school districts and family-named landmarks such as Walnut Grove Sch, Poplar Knob, and the Childrens Home.
  22. 1944 Map of Loramie
    1944 Map of Loramie
    1944 Loramie
    1944 Print · USGS
    West-central Ohio farmland is captured here during the mid-forties, showing the intricate grid of rural school districts and turnpikes. Researchers can trace family-named sites like Fledderjohn Sch and St Patricks Ch near the Loramie Reservoir.
  25. 1944 Map of Troy
    1944 Map of Troy
    1944 Troy
    1944 Print · USGS
    Miami County during the mid-forties reveals a landscape of industrial river towns and an incredibly dense network of rural schools. Researchers can trace the path of the Miami and Erie Canal and locate family-named landmarks like Rhodhammel Sch and Staunton.
  28. 1953 Map of Muncie, 1966 Print
    1953 Map of Muncie, 1966 Print
    1953 Muncie
    1966 Print · USGS
    Indiana and Ohio borderlands thrive in the early fifties, showing a landscape defined by manufacturing cities and an intensive railroad network. Genealogists can trace family roots across the Indiana-Ohio line through Muncie, Celina, and Portland via the Pennsylvania railroad.
    5 unique versions available
  31. 1956 Map of Muncie
    1956 Map of Muncie
    1956 Muncie
    1956 Print · USGS
    Eastern Indiana and western Ohio are shown at a peak of rail-driven industry in the mid-fifties. Genealogists and rail historians can trace the paths of the Pennsylvania RR through Muncie or locate landmarks like Lake Saint Marys (Grand Lake Reservoir) and Frances Slocum State Forest.
  34. 1961 Map of Piqua West, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Piqua West, 1962 Print
    1961 Piqua West
    1962 Print · USGS
    Western Miami County is captured here in the early sixties as the suburbs of Piqua expanded toward Newberry and Washington townships. Researchers can trace family history through sites like Forest Hill Cemetery, St Teresas Ch, and the rural Mount Jefferson crossroads.
    4 unique versions available
  37. 1961 Map of Piqua East, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Piqua East, 1962 Print
    1961 Piqua East
    1962 Print · USGS
    Miami County during the early sixties shows the industrial hub of Piqua at a crossroads of rail and river commerce. Genealogists and local historians can trace the Miami and Erie Canal path or locate family sites at Garby Cem No 1 and Kirkwood.
    4 unique versions available
  40. 1961 Map of Fort Loramie, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Fort Loramie, 1962 Print
    1961 Fort Loramie
    1962 Print · USGS
    Shelby County's rural townships are mapped here in the early sixties, showing a landscape defined by the old Greenville Treaty Line and the historic Miami Canal. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like St Michaels New Cem, Angel Street Cem, and Hegemanns Landing.
    2 unique versions available
  43. 1961 Map of Versailles, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Versailles, 1962 Print
    1961 Versailles
    1962 Print · USGS
    The rural crossroads of Darke, Shelby, and Miami counties come into focus during the early sixties, centered on the rail hubs of Versailles and Bradford. Researchers can trace old family sites and rural landmarks like St Peters Ch, St Valberts Cem, and the Childrens Home.
    2 unique versions available
  46. 1961 Map of Botkins, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Botkins, 1962 Print
    1961 Botkins
    1962 Print · USGS
    Shelby and Auglaize counties are captured here in the early sixties, showing the complex intersection of early land surveys along the Greenville Treaty Line. Genealogists can trace family names across Old Loramie Valley Cem, Redman Cem, and the small community of Rumley.
    3 unique versions available
  49. 1961 Map of Sidney, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Sidney, 1962 Print
    1961 Sidney
    1962 Print · USGS
    The Miami River valley in the early 1960s shows Sidney as a thriving rail hub at the crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio and New York Central. Researchers can locate the Greenville Treaty Line, the County Fairgrounds, and old rural cemeteries like Carey Cem.
    3 unique versions available
  52. 1961 Map of Fletcher, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Fletcher, 1962 Print
    1961 Fletcher
    1962 Print · USGS
    In the early 1960s, these western Ohio farm communities remained centered on their rail stops and rural churches. Genealogists can trace family footprints near Fletcher, Conover, and Plattsville, or find local burial grounds like Pioneer Cem and Sturm Cem.
    3 unique versions available
  55. 1961 Map of New Knoxville, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of New Knoxville, 1962 Print
    1961 New Knoxville
    1962 Print · USGS
    Western Ohio farmland and the waters of Lake Loramie are frozen in time during the early sixties. Genealogists can locate family-named cemeteries like Pilger Ruhe Cem while historians trace legacy infrastructure at Lock Two and Lehmkuhl Landing.
    3 unique versions available
  58. 1961 Map of Port Jefferson, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Port Jefferson, 1962 Print
    1961 Port Jefferson
    1962 Print · USGS
    Shelby County farmland and the Miami River valley appear here in the early sixties, as the local economy balanced rail transport with new pipeline infrastructure. Genealogists and local historians can locate early burial sites like Old Dunkard Cem and trace the path of the old Miami Canal.
    3 unique versions available
  61. 1961 Map of Osgood, 1963 Print
    1961 Map of Osgood, 1963 Print
    1961 Osgood
    1963 Print · USGS
    This western Ohio landscape at the start of the sixties reveals a countryside shaped by the historic Treaty Line and the remnants of the canal era. Genealogists can locate numerous rural burial sites like Walkup Cem and St Martins Cem near settlements like Osgood and Willowdell.
    3 unique versions available
  64. 1961 Map of Jackson Center, 1963 Print
    1961 Map of Jackson Center, 1963 Print
    1961 Jackson Center
    1963 Print · USGS
    Shelby and Auglaize counties in the early sixties reveal a landscape defined by pioneer-era boundaries and small rail towns. Genealogists can trace family names through McCord Cem and St Jacobs Ch, or follow the path of the Detroit Toledo and Ironton railroad.
    3 unique versions available
  67. 1961 Map of New Bremen, 1963 Print
    1961 Map of New Bremen, 1963 Print
    1961 New Bremen
    1963 Print · USGS
    Agricultural West-Central Ohio comes alive in the early sixties, showing the vital canal and rail corridors through the Auglaize and Mercer county border. Trace family roots through the Maria Stein Shrine or settlements like Egypt and Chickasaw.
  70. 1986 Map of Piqua
    1986 Map of Piqua
    1986 Piqua
    1986 Print · USGS
    The western Ohio and eastern Indiana borderlands appear here in the mid-1980s, showcasing a landscape of river-valley industry and fertile plains. Researchers can trace historic rail lines like Conrail and Norfolk and Western through towns like Greenville and Winchester.
    3 unique versions available
  73. 2010 Map of Piqua West, 2010 Print
    2010 Map of Piqua West, 2010 Print
    2010 Piqua West
    2010 Print · USGS
    Covers Shelby County, including Piqua, Covington, and other nearby areas
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