Maps of Charlottesville

Historic Maps of Charlottesville and Albemarle

A Plan of the Town of Charlottesville (1818)

A Plan of the Town of Charlottesville by William Woods published in 1818.

The original platting of the Town of Charlottesville, centered around the Albemarle County Courthouse

Campbell Map (1864)

Map of Albemarle : Made under the direction of Maj. A.H. Campbell Capt. Engs. in charge of Top. Dept. D.N.V. from surveys and reconnaissances created in 1864 during the American Civil War

Excerpt of the 1864 Campbell Map showing only the area around Charlottesville.

Green Peyton Map (1875)

A map of Albemarle County, Virginia, by Green Peyton, published by Worley & Bracher, 1875.

Excerpt of the 1875 Green Peyton map showing only the area around Charlottesville.

Notable on this map are Early, Goodman, Michie, Meadow Brook, Pen Park, Franklin, Moore, Carleton, Monticello, and numerous others.

Rose Hill Plat (1895)

Plat layout of Rose Hill Subdivision, ca. 1895

Mixed-Use plat layout of Rose Hill Subdivision, ca. 1895, courtesy of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

Massie Map (1907)

A New and Historical Map of Albemarle County, Virginia by Frank A. Massie, 1907

Excerpt of the 1907 Massie map of only the area around Charlottesville.

Sanborn Fire Maps (1907)

Available from the Library of Congress as 27 images here.

Overview of Charlottesville map from the Sanborn Insurance collection

Automobile Blue Book (1919)

The Automobile Blue Book Publishing Company

Census Enumeration District Map (1940)

1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Virginia - Albemarle County - Charlottesville, US National Archives

1940 Census Enumeration District Map, Charlottesville, VA

Proposed Major Street Plan from City Comprehensive Plan (1956)

Proposed Major Street Plan from the City's first Comprehensive Plan in 1956

Map of Voting Districts (1958)

City of Charlottesville Voters Map, ca. 1958

Police Neighborhood Map (2010)

Charlottesville Police Neighborhood Map, September 2010

Police District Map (2010)

Charlottesville Police District Map, September 2010