Map Collection
Sanborn® Fire Insurance Maps
Originally prepared for the exclusive use of fire insurance companies and underwriters, Sanborn® Maps give detailed depictions of city buildings. They include such information as building dimensions, construction details, and significant building features.
Yale holds Sanborn® Maps for all of Connecticut.
New Haven Sanborn Index Maps for Google Earth
The Map Collection is always looking for new ways to allow our patrons to access our holdings. One new means of access we are very interested in is Google Earth. As an experiment, we have created digital index maps for each of the Sanborn® Map Sets that we hold for New Haven, CT.
These digital index files are written in KML (Keyhole Markup Language), the markup language that allows users to share geographic information through Google Earth in much the same way HTML allows information to be shared through web browsers. Within each of these KML documents (packaged as KMZ files), we have encoded information about each of the corresponding map sheets. Using the ExpressView Plugin, you can also access digital versions of the Sanborn® Map Sheets corresponding to each of the map "footprints" contained in the index files.
To access the New Haven Sanborn® KML files, do the following:
| City / County | Edition Dates |
| Ansonia, New Haven Co. | 1884, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1906, 1911, 1924, 1924-1950(M) |
| Baltic, New London Co. | 1911, 1932 |
| Berlin, Hartford Co. | 1887, 1895, 1901, 1908, 1914, 1927, 1927-1944(M) |
| Bethel, Fairfield Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1927, 1927-1949(M) |
| Birmingham, New Haven Co. | 1886, 1892 |
| Bloomfield, Hartford Co. | 1932 |
| Branford, New Haven Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1901, 1908, 1914, 1924, 1924-1941(M) |
| Bridgeport, Fairfield Co. | 1884, 1889, 1898, 1904, 1913, 1920, 1923, 1939, 1939-1950(M) |
| Bristol, Hartford Co. | 1884, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905, 1911, 1916, 1921, 1928, 1928-1951(M) |
| Canaan, Litchfield Co. | 1896, 1901, 1909, 1923, 1923-1942(M) |
| Central Village, Windham Co. | 1903, 1911(M), 1917(M), 1927 |
| Chesire, New Haven Co. | 1925, 1925-1960(M) |
| Chester, Middlesex Co. | 1897, 1903, 1908, 1914, 1925 |
| Clinton, Middlesex Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1901, 1908, 1917(M), 1924, 1924- 1941(M) |
| Colchester, New London Co. | 1884, 1892, 1897, 1903, 1908, 1927 |
| Collinsville, Hartford Co. | 1884, 1892, 1903, 1909, 1921, 1921-1960(M) |
| Cromwell, Middlesex Co. | 1925, 1925-1941(M) |
| Danbury, Fairfield Co. | 1884, 1889, 1892, 1897, 1904, 1909, 1919, 1929, 1929-1950(M) |
| Danielson, Windham Co. | 1897, 1903, 1911, 1927, 1927-39(M) |
| Danielsonville, Windham Co. | 1884, 1892 |
| Darien, Fairfield Co. | 1887, 1895, 1906, 1912, 1920, 1928, 1928-43(M), 1946, 1946- 1950(M) |
| Dayville, Windham Co. | 1892, 1903, 1911(M), 1917, 1927 |
| Deep River, Middlesex Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1901, 1908, 1914, 1925, 1925-1941(M) |
| Derby, New Haven Co. | 1885, 1896, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1924, 1924-1947(M) (Includes Shelton) |
| East Haddam, Middlesex Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1903, 1908, 1925, 1935 |
| East Hampton, Middlesex Co. | 1903, 1908, 1914, 1925, 1925-1936(M) |
| East Hartford, Hartford Co. | 1897, 1903, 1908, 1913, 1920, 1927, 1927-1949(M) |
| East Haven, New Haven Co. | 1920 |
| Essex, Middlesex Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1901, 1908, 1914, 1925, 1925-1943(M) |
| Fairfield, Fairfield Co. | 1922, 1930, 1930-1949(M) |
| Falls Village, Litchfield Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1904, 1909, 1931 |
| Farmington, Hartford Co. | 1924, 1924-1940(M) |
| Forestville, Hartford Co. | 1884 |
| Glastonbury, Hartford Co. | 1928, 1928-1939(M) |
| Greenwich, Fairfield Co. | 1885, 1891, 1896, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1920, 1920-1950(M) |
| Groton, New London Co. | 1884 |
| Guilford, New Haven Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1901, 1908(M), 1925, 1925-1960(M) |
| Hartford, Hartford Co. | 1885, 1900, 1917(M), 1920(M), 1922, 1922-1950(M) |
| Higganum, Middlesex Co. | 1901, 1908, 1914 |
| Jewett City, New London Co. | 1901, 1917, 1924, 1924-1939 |
| Kent, Litchfield Co. | 1938 |
| Lakeville, Litchfield Co. | 1904, 1909, 1923, 1923-1942 |
| Lime Rock, Litchfield Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1904, 1909, 1931 |
| Litchfield, Litchfield Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1901, 1910, 1923, 1923-1943(M) |
| Madison, New Haven Co. | 1915, 1925, 1925-1941(M) |
| Manchester, Hartford Co. | 1896, 1901, 1911, 1919, 1926, 1926-1949(M) |
| Meriden, New Haven Co. | 1884, 1891, 1896, 1901, 1901-1950(M) |
| Middletown, Middlesex Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1901, 1907, 1913, 1924-1950(m) |
| Milford, New Haven Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1900, 1906, 1911, 1920, 1925, 1925- 1950(M) |
| Montville, New London Co. | 1924 |
| Moosup, Windham Co. | 1903, 1911(M), 1917(M), 1927, 1927-1945(M) |
| Mystic, New London Co. | 1884, 1891, 1903, 1911, 1924, 1924-1939(M) |
| Naugatuck, New Haven Co. | 1887, 1892, 1897, 1904, 1910, 1923, 1923-1960(M) |
| New Britain, Hartford Co. | 1884, 1890, 1895, 1901, 1909, 1909-1950(M) |
| New Canaan, Fairfield Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1927, 1927-1949(M) |
| New Hartford, Litchfield Co. | 1884, 1892, 1897, 1903, 1912, 1925-1936(M) |
| New Haven, New Haven Co. | 1886, 1901, 1923-24, 1923-1951(M), 1973 |
| New London, New London Co. | 1884, 1891, 1896, 1901, 1907, 1912(M), 1921, 1921- 1951(M) |
| New Milford, Litchfield Co. | 1887, 1892, 1897, 1904, 1909, 1931, 1931-1938(M) |
| Newington, Hartford Co. | 1941, 1941-1947(M) |
| Newtown, Fairfield Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1929, 1951 |
| Niantic, New London Co. | 1903, 1911, 1927, 1927-1940(M) |
| Noank, New London Co. | 1911, 1925 |
| Norfolk, Litchfield Co. | 1900, 1909, 1925, 1925-1936(M) |
| North Grosvenordale, Windham Co. | 1897, 1917, 1927 |
| Norwalk, Fairfield Co. | 1891, 1896, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1922 |
| Norwich, New London Co. | 1885, 1892, 1897, 1903, 1909, 1914, 1926, 1926-1949(M) |
| Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co. | 1923, 1933 |
| Plainfield, Windham Co. | 1911(M), 1917, 1930 |
| Plainville, Hartford Co. | 1884, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905, 1911, 1922, 1931, 1931- 1942(M) |
| Plantsville, Hartford Co. | 1884 |
| Portland, Middlesex Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1901, 1907, 1912, 1924, 1924-1939(M) |
| Putnam, Windham Co. | 1887, 1892, 1897, 1903, 1910, 1920, 1920-1945(M) |
| Ridgefield, Fairfield Co. | 1896, 1901, 1910, 1922, 1933, 1933-1940(M) |
| Rockville, Tolland Co. | 1885, 1892, 1897, 1903, 1911, 1921, 1921-1946(M) |
| Rocky Hill, Hartford Co. | 1950 |
| Salisbury, Litchfield Co. | 1904, 1909, 1923, 1923-1934(M) |
| Sandy Hook, Fairfield Co. | 1895, 1901, 1910, 1929 |
| Seymour, New Haven Co. | 1884, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1906, 1911, 1924, 1924-1949(M) |
| Sharon, Litchfield Co. | 1926 |
| Shelton, Fairfield Co. | 1924, 1924-1949(M) |
| Simsbury, Hartford Co. | 1923, 1923-1940(M) |
| South Norwalk, Fairfield Co. | 1884, 1889, 1895, 1900, 1906, 1912 |
| Southington, Hartford Co. | 1884, 1890, 1895, 1901, 1906, 1911, 1923, 1923-1947(M) |
| Southport, Fairfield Co. | 1908, 1913, 1923, 1923-1950(M) |
| Stafford Springs. Tolland Co. | 1884, 1892, 1897, 1911, 1921, 1930, 1930-1943(M) |
| Stamford, Fairfield Co. | 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1901, 1929, 1929-1951(M) |
| Stonington, New London Co. | 1886, 1895, 1901, 1907, 1912, 1925, 1925-1943(M) |
| Stratford, Fairfield Co. | 1887, 1895, 1900, 1906, 1912, 1924, 1924-1949(M) |
| Suffield, Hartford Co. | 1885, 1898, 1905, 1912, 1925, 1925-1959(m) |
| Terryville, Litchfield Co. | 1908, 1913(M), 1924, 1924-1942 |
| Thomaston, Litchfield Co. | 1884, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905, 1911, 1924, 1924-1962(M) |
| Thompsonville, Hartford Co. | 1885, 1892, 1905, 1912, 1925, 1925-1947(M) |
| Torrington, Litchfield Co. | 1884, 1891, 1896, 1901, 1909, 1915, 1924, 1931, 1931- 1949(M) |
| Unionville, Hartford Co. | 1884, 1892, 1897, 1903, 1909, 1921, 1931-1941(M) |
| Wallingford, New Haven Co. | 1885, 1892, 1897, 1904, 1911, 1919, 1925, 1925-1948(M) |
| Warehouse Point, Hartford Co. | 1885, 1895, 1901, 1911, 1925, 1925-1957(M) |
| Waterbury, New Haven Co. | 1884, 1890, 1895, 1901, 1921, 1922-1950(M) |
| Watertown, Litchfield Co. | 1906, 1911, 1927, 1927-1962(M) |
| West Hartford, Hartford Co. | 1923 |
| Westport, Fairfield Co. | 1885, 1891, 1896, 1901, 1910, 1923, 1931, 1940, 1940- 1948(M) |
| Wethersfield, Hartford Co. | 1922, 1930, 1930-1947(M) |
| Willimantic, Windham Co. | 1887, 1892, 1897, 1903, 1908, 1914, 1924 |
| Windsor, Hartford Co. | 1921, 1927 |
| Windsor Locks, Hartford Co. | 1885, 1892, 1897, 1905, 1912, 1925 |
| Winsted, Litchfield Co. | 1887, 1892, 1897, 1904, 1909, 1919, 1931-1947(M) |
- Install Google Earth.
- Install the LizardTech ExpressView Plugin for Netscape®, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari Web browsers.
- Click on one of the links below to open the corresponding Sanborn Digital Index File:
- Zoom into an area, or search for a New Haven address that you are interested in.
- Click on the Label Point for the map footprint that overlaps your area of interest to open the description.
- Click on the HTML link to the scanned image to open it in your web browser.
- Have Fun!
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