Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

Identifying Microfilm Reels

Look under Ann Arbor (reel 2) and then the date(s).

Note:The hyphenated dates given represent the date of original edition and the date of hand updates (for instance, Feb. 1927-July 1950 represents maps first issued in Feb. 1927 which have been hand updated through July 1950).

If the years desired are not covered by this set, you may wish to check an external resource, or the second microfilm set (Grad Serials/Microforms Film 30088) listed on the Sanborn Maps on Microfilm page. This set includes 1972 Sanborn maps of Ann Arbor on reel 1.

The Notes Column

In the Notes column are the "500" and "000" series numbers that identify volumes acquired from the Bureau of the Census, additional place names cited by the publisher in map titles, and other distinctive features of the map. Variations from the standard size (65 x 55 cm) are also noted in Notes. Editions issued in atlas format are described as bound.

The following index, which is derived from the Fire Insurance Plans in the Library of Congress: A Checklist, is useful for identifying Sanborn maps of Ann Arbor found in the following microfilm set held by the Hatcher Graduate Library's Serials and Microforms Department.