Miami-Dade County Maps

Detail - Florida, 1839
This detail of a map from the Tanner's Universal Atlas shows towns, forts, roads, canals, major rivers and lakes in Dade County. In 1839, the Upper Keys were included in Dade County. This includes Barnes Sound. Notable indications on the detail are C...

Detail - Map of the State of Florida, 1842
This detail of a 1842 map of Florida shows roads, railroads, counties, forts, naval depots and other military installations, major towns, rivers, and lakes for Dade County. This detail is covered by the Everglades. Other sections of Dade County inclu...

Dade County, 1845
A map of Dade County as of 1845 showing forts, lakes, and the Everglades....

Dade County, 1850
Meyer's 1850 map of Florida is derived from the Tanner/Mitchell Universal atlas map of 1839, and similar to the 1845 maps. In this updated detail of Dade County, waterways and townships are noted. Coastal creeks and rivers are shown such as Rio Raton...

Dade County, 1850
This detail of a 1850 map from the New Universal Atlas shows towns, forts, roads, canals, major rivers and lakes in Dade County. The map is very similar to the 1839 map from Tanner's Universal Atlas. There are references to forts, battlefields, and ...

Dade County, 1856
This detail of a map from the annual report of the Surveyor General in 1856 shows Dade County. Drainage, cities and towns, roads, trails, and location of railroad lines are shown in great detail. The major feature of detail is the Everglades. Other p...

Dade County, 1857
A map of Dade county as of 1857 showing rivers, forts, the Everglades, and the county seat, Miami....

Dade County, 1859
Railroad map of Dade County, Florida showing river drainage, several U.S. forts, and the Everglades are shown as well as an area at the south end of the county designated as Indian hunting ground. Township grids based on the Tallahassee basis paralle...

Indian Hunting Grounds in South Florida, 1859
Map of an area designated as Indian Hunting Ground taken from a 1859 railroad map of Florida. The area includes portions of Dade and Monroe counties and lies on the slightly higher area between the Everglades to the north and Barnes Sound (Florida Ba...

Dade County, 1860
A map of Dade County as of 1860 showing the county seat, towns, bodies of water, and the Everglades....

Dade, 1860
This is a map of Levy County showing towns and villages such as Miami, forts such as Ft. Henry, inland waters such as White Water Bay, the Everglades, and Indian Hunting Grounds....

Dade County, 1860
This detail of Dade County is current to 1863. This map shows drainage, state and county boundaries, place names, steamboat routes, and the railroad network. Each county is colored pastel for ease of differentiation. The main feature of this detail i...

Dade County, 1863
This detail of a map of Florida was "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1863 by A. J. Johnson in the clerks office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York." It shows Dade County in colo...

Dade County, 1865
This detail of a map of Florida shows topographical information for Dade County in 1865. Swampland is depicted in thin horizontal lines. Rivers are colored in blue while lakes and ponds are colored with green. Railroads, roads, and towns are also sho...

Dade County, 1871
This 1871 detail of Florida shows county lines and county seats current to the period, major towns and cities, and railroad routes and stations for Dade County. The major water features of this detail are Key Biscayne Bay and Barnes Sound. Other loca...

Dade County, 1873
This detail of a 1873 map of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina shows an in color portrait of county lines of the period, Florida railroad routes, forts, and outlines major waterways for Dade County. The major water features of the detail are White...

Dade County, 1874
This detail of a map of Florida indicates Dade County current to 1874. It shows drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, battlefields, and submarine cables to Havana. It also lists operating and newly chartered railroads of the tim...

Dade County, 1880
This map of Dade County shows the county seat (Miami), the Everglades, forts, and cities current to 1880....

Dade County, 1880
A map of Dade County showing county lines, the county seat (Miami), and cities current to the 1880s....

Dade County, 1882
This detail of a map of Florida covers Dade County and vicinity and indicates drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, railroads, and the 15-mile railroad land grant limits surrounding the track. The major water features of the det...

Dade County, 1883
This map shows Dade County in Florida current to 1883. It identifies the county seat (Miami) and the Everglades....

Dade County, 1886
A map of Dade County showing county lines, the county seat (Miami), and railroads connecting the major cities current to 1886....

Dade County, 1886
This is a detailed map of Dade County, Florida showing the County Seat, major cities, roads, railroads, inland waters, etc. Township and range grid established from the Tallahassee baseline and meridian shows the extent of land survey in the county a...

Dade County, 1888
A map of Dade County showing county lines, the county seat (Miami), the Everglades, and cities current to 1888....

Dade County, 1888
This detail shows county lines and county seats current to the period, major towns and cities, and railroad routes and stations for Dade County. The Townships are subdivided into sections, and those sections offered for sale by the land department of...