Penn Library-Philadelphia Maps and Geographic Information

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Philadelphia - Maps and Geographic Information

General and Political Maps of Philadelphia
Census-related Maps and Geographic Information
- Philadelphia Census Data Analysis System
- TIGER/Line Mapping Data
Topographical Maps and Mapping Data
Aerial Photographs and Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles
Building Outline Maps and Fire Insurance Maps
Geological and Environmental Maps

General and Political Maps of Philadelphia

SEPTA Official Philadelphia Transit and Street Map. 1998.

Buy this map! On sale for $6.96 plus tax at SEPTA offices in the Suburban Station concourse, 69th Street Terminal, Broad and Olney Subway Concourse, regional rale stations, and the Transit Museum Store at 1234 Market Street, it's "an up-to-date picture of the location of every street and highway in the Philadelphia area", updated for the first time in six years.

LibertyNet's Philadelphia Area Movies, Maps, and Photos

Designed by Terragraphix Inc. for Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. Includes links for Mapquest interactive maps.

Interactive Campus Map, University of Pennsylvania - Division of Facilities Management, University of Pennsylvania.

Includes links to a 3-D map of the campus.

Penn Library - Philadelphia Street Index

Provides census tract (1990 Census), congressional district (103rd Congress), and ZIP Code (1992) numbering for 96% of Philadelphia's street addresses. Related resources are:

The notorious "Neighborhood" map
Penn Library - Philadelphia neighborhoods bibliography

Daly, John Edward and Allen Weinberg. Genealogy of Philadelphia County subdivisions. 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Department of Records, 1966.

[Van Pelt Reference Desk, Fine Arts Reference: G3824 .P5 1966 D3]

Historical maps of Philadelphia's political geography.

The political and community service boundaries of Philadelphia: a guide. Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, 1994.

[Van Pelt Reference Desk, Fine Arts Reference: JS1272 .L7 P45 1994]

Pennsylvania geography: a collection of reference maps. Middletown, Pa.: Pennsylvania State Data Center, 1998.

[Van Pelt Reference: G1260 .P454 1998]

Maps of Pennsylvania US. congressional districts, state senate and house districts, ZIP codes, counties, municipalities, metropolitan areas, 1990 census tracts. Accompanying CD-ROM provides boundary files in ArcINFO export format.

Pennsylvania explorer [CD-ROM]. Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access, 1998.

[Van Pelt Information Desk: G1261 .G3 P46 1998]

ESRI shape file-format floodplain, physiographic regions, watersheds, streams mapping data, with county, minor civil division, and school district boundaries and road centerlines, and terrabyte satellite images.

Census-related Maps and Geographic Information

1790 Census - 1960 Census

Prior to the 1970 Census, Philadelphia's decennial census geography was tied closely to its political ward geography. Consult Daly and Weinberg's Genealogy of Philadelphia County subdivisions f or historic ward boundary changes.
1880 Census

Stock, Walter D. and Nesheena Pickron. An urban finding aid for the 1880 federal population census of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Free Library of Philadelphia, 1993.
[Van Pelt Reference: HA 730 .P5 S76 1993]
Hand-drawn outline maps depicting enumeration district boundaries as described in Census descriptions of geographic subdivisions ... (below).
1890 Census - 1920 Census

Census descriptions of geographic subdivisions and enumeration districts, 1830-1950. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1978.
[Van Pelt Microtext: National Archives T-1224]
Printed tables describing boundaries of decennial census enumeration districts. Philadelphia EDs are listed on reels 15 (1890), 37 (1910), and 56 (1920). 1900 Census ED descriptions are in process.
1910 Census

Cross index to selected city streets and enumeration districts, 1910 census. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1993?.
[Van Pelt Microtext: in process]
1930 Census

Census tract index to Philadelphia streets and house numbers. Joint Committee on Research of the Community Council of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania School of Social Work, 1937.
[Van Pelt Reference: HA730 .P45 C46 1937]
1940 Census

Census tract map, northeast Philadelphia
Census tract map, northwest and north Philadelphia
Census tract map, Center City, western and southwestern Philadelphia, and south Philadelphia
Census tract index to Philadelphia streets and house numbers. Philadelphia: Joint Committee on Research of the Community Council of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania School of Social Work, 1937.
[Van Pelt Reference: HA 730 .P45 C46 1937. Also Lippincott: HA 37 .U7 P4]
16th census of the United States, 1940. Housing. Analytical maps: Philadelphia, Pa. block statistics. New York: New York City WPA War Services, n.d.
[Van Pelt Reference Oversize: HD 7293 .A5 1940m v.7]
"A graphic summary of the block statistics presented in the city supplement to the First Series Housing Bulletin". The city is covered by 18 individual map sheets; seven map sets show average rent, major repairs and bathing equipment, year built, nonwhite households, persons per room, owner occupancy, and mortgage status.
1950 Census

Census tract map
Census tract index to Philadelphia streets and house numbers. 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Health and Welfare Council, 1952.
[Van Pelt Reference: HA 730 .P45 C46 1952]
Census of housing[, 1950], taken as part of the seventeenth decennial census of the United States. Volume 5, part 143, Philadelphia, Pa. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1952.
[Van Pelt: HD 7293 .A4883. Lippincott: HD 7293 .A4883]
1960 Census

Census tract map
Census of housing, 1960. Volume III, City blocks: Philadelphia, Pa. Final report HC(3)-344. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1962.
[Van Pelt: HD 7305 .N37. Also Van Pelt Microforms: Microprint 5, MoCat no. 1961-18322]
1970 Census

Census tract map
Urban atlas: tract data for standard metropolitan statistical areas: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-New Jersey. Report GE80-6160. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1974.
[Van Pelt Reference Atlas Cases: G 3824 .P5 1974 U55. Also Fine Arts, Van Pelt]
Choropleth maps presenting population and socioeconomic data.
1970 Census of housing. Block statistics. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. urbanized area. Final report HC(3)-204 [= Volume III, number 204]. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1972.
[Van Pelt Reference Atlas Cases: HD 7293 .A512 1972 v.3 no.204. Also Van Pelt Microforms: Microprint 5, MoCat no. 1972-00134]
1980 Census

Census tract map
1980 census tracts and blocks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, [1982].
[Van Pelt Reference Atlas Cases: HA 730 .P45 N55 1982]
Block statistics (maps) Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. standard metropolitan statistical area. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1982.
[Van Pelt Reference Atlas Cases: HA 730 .P45 B56 1982. Also Van Pelt Microforms: US Docs Microfiche C3.224/5:PHC 80-1-283/maps]
1980 census tracts and blocks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, [1982].
[Van Pelt Reference Atlas Cases: HA 730 .P45 N55 1982]
Census tract street index. 1980 census edition with zip code tables. Philadelphia, Pa.: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, 1980.
[Van Pelt Reference Desk: F 157 .D4 D38 1980]
1990 Census

Census tract map
P.L. 94-171 county block maps (1990): Philadelphia county. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of the Census, 1991.
[Van Pelt Reference Atlas Cases: G 3824 .P5 E25 S4 U55a]
Depicts block, block group, census tract, and voting district geography.
Penn Library - Philadelphia Street Index
Provides census tract (1990 Census), congressional district (103rd Congress), and ZIP Code (1992) numbering for 96% of Philadelphia's street addresses. Related resources are:
TIGER/Census tract street index. Disc 1: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NY, PA [CD-ROM]. Version 2. Washington, D.C.: Census Bureau, 1994.
[Van Pelt Reference Moelis Room: HA214 .T54 1994 Disc 1]
Census tract street index. 1990 census edition. Philadelphia, Pa.: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, 1991.
[Van Pelt Reference Desk: F 157 .D4 D38 1991]

Philadelphia Census Data Analysis System: A project of the School of Arts and Sciences and the Cartographic Modeling Lab of GSFA that allows Penn students to display and download decennial census data and to visualize census data using online mapping tools. Connect to PCDAS at URL: http://apollo.gsfa.upenn.edu/census/

TIGER/Line data

Mapping data, not map images, for Philadelphia county. Data provide latitude/longitude information for streets, political boundaries, ZIP codes, and decennial census geography. Several versions of TIGER/Line data are available:

TIGER/Line 1997. U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1998.

Bucks County, PA Burlington County, NJ
Chester County, PA Camden County, NJ
Delaware County, PA Gloucester County, NJ
Montgomery County, PA Salem County, NJ
Philadelphia County, PA

README file for TIGER/Line 1997.
TIGER/Line Files 1997 Technical Documentation (PDF format)
TIGER/Line 1992: Philadelphia county -- includes 1980 Census geography

Van Pelt Library's Reference Department holds TIGER/Line data covering the U.S. states on CD-ROM.

Topographical Maps and Mapping Data

The U.S. Geological Survey produces multicolored topographic maps using contours to show the shape and elevation of terrain. These topographic maps also show and name prominent natural and cultural features. The largest scale topographic map series is 1: 24,000, known as the 7.5-minute topo quadrangle map series. Philadelphia County is covered by ten 7.5-minute topo quad sheets.

These image files, or digital raster graphics [DRGs], are faithfully reproduced digital images of original sourcemaps, scanned at a minimum resolution of 250 dpi. These files, produced by the USGS and distributed through Pennsylvania Sta te University's Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access program, are TIFF-format images archived as *.ZIP files, 4-5 megabytes in size.

Beverly NJ	Langhorne PA
Camden NJ	Lansdowne PA
Frankford PA	Norristown PA
Germantown PA	Philadelphia PA
Hatboro PA	Woodbury NJ

US GeoData. United States Geological Survey website.

FTP-downloadable mapping data, consisting of several data resources:

Digital Elevation Model [DEM] 1:250,000-scale and 7.5-minute
Digital Line Graphs [DLG] 1:2,000,000-scale, 1:100,000-scale, and Large Scale (1:24,000-scale)
Land Use and Land Cover [LULC] 1:250,000-scale and 1:100,000-scale

Aerial Photographs and Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles

Penn Library - Philadelphia County (and some surrounding region) DOQ Data: Digital images of aerial photographs, black and white, 1-meter ground resolution, covering one-quarter of a 7.5.-minute USGS quadrangle. Also, merged images of 7.5-minute quadrangles.
Map Collection Fact Sheet, Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia.: In addition to Philadelphia Planning Commission / Delaware Valley Planning Commission aerial photo atlases from 1975, 1985, and 1990, the Map Collection holds the Dallin Aerial Survey atlas (1930) and the Aero Service Corporation atlas (1945-1950).
Brightbill, George D. (comp.) Aerial negatives of Philadelphia & surrounding areas. Philadelphia, Pa.: Temple University, 1985.: [Not at Penn.]; "Comprises a list of all aerial photographic negatives which were found in the Bulletin Library, now a part of the Photojournalism Collection [Urban Archives, Paley Library] at Temple University"

Building Outline Maps and Fire Insurance Maps

Penn Library Microforms - Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps - Philadelphia

Microfilm reproductions, available at Van Pelt Library, of fire insurance maps produced by Sanborn Map Company, 1916-1980 covering Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania. The two microfilm sets represent building outlines and hydrant access for structures in Philadelphia through several revisions of Sanborn maps. The original maps also indicate building construction materials through coloration. The original maps were drawn at 1:600 or 1":500' scale

"Graphic map of volumes"

[Van Pelt Microforms: Microfilm 3839 (covering 1919-1951) and Microfilm 4333 (covering 1964-1980)]

Hexamer general surveys: 1866-1895. 29 volumes. Philadelphia: E. Hexamer & Son, 1866-1895.

[Van Pelt Microtext: Microfilm 4379]

Plans and, in some case, birds-eye views of industrial site plans for Philadelphia industries and those of the surrounding region. Microfilmed from originals at the Free Library of Philadelphia . The table-of-contents for each volume identifies sites illustrated. An important finding aid for the entire collection is:

Post, Joyce A. A consolidated name index to the Hexamer General surveys. Philadelphia: Post, 1974.: [Fine Arts Locked Case: HG9771 .P68]

Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company industrial site maps: 1894-1954. Alexandria: Chadwyck-Healey, 1991.

[Van Pelt Microtext: on order]

Similar to the Hexamer general surveys, but covering Philadelphia and the United States.

Map Collection Fact Sheet, Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

"The library retains the largest collection in the country of fire insurance atlases for Philadelphia and vicinity, including Sanborn (1916-date) and Hexamer (1880-1920) Insurance Maps. Complementing these sources are historical industrial site plans (Hexamer General Surveys, 1865-1895 and the Manufacturer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company Surveys, 1895-1954)."

Building Outline Maps. Philadelphia City Planning Commission.

Current building outline maps or, for peripheral areas, land use maps, 1:200 scale, 36" x 48", revised by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, may be viewed at the Municipal Services Building. Full-size reproductions of individual sheets are so ld through Philadelphia Graphics (1311 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, 215/546-3454) at $1.89 per sheet. The city is covered in 111 sheets.

City of Philadelphia Index to Zoning [and Building Outline / Land Use] Maps

Geological and Environmental Maps

Surface geology of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County.: ArcINFO *.e00-format digital data file of surficial geologic contacts in Philadelphia County, 1:250,000 scale, distributed through Pennsylvania State University's Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access program. Metadata describing this file and its lineage are available.
Jenner, Carol B. and Harry F. Lins. 1991. Climatic atlas of the Delaware River basin. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1392. Washington, D.C.: GPO.: [Van Pelt Reference Desk: QC 984 .D3 J46 1991]
Bascom, Florence et al. 1909. Description of the Philadelphia District (Norristown, Germantown, Chester, and Philadelphia quadrangles, Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware. U.S. Geological Atlas of the United States, Folio 162. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey.: [Hayden Hall: Map Library]; Topographical map sheets overlaid with geologic information, with accompanying text. The most recent detailed exposition of Philadelphia's geology. 1:62,500 scale.
Hall, Charles E. 1881. The geology of Philadelphia county and of the southern parts of Montgomery and Bucks. Second Pennsylvania Geological Survey, Report of Progress C6 and C7.: [Van Pelt: 557.48 P381.1 vols C6 and C7]; The first serious report on Philadelphia's geology, extremely dated. Maps in the atlas section were constructed from 1887 Philadelphia Water Department surveys.
Tompkins, Edward A. 1975. Soil survey of Bucks and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Soil Conservation Service, 1975.: [Fine Arts: S599 .P4 T643]; At present, the USDA's National Resources Conservation Service, successor to the US SCS, has not digitized this soil survey for its SSURGO database. State-level soil mapping is provided through STATSGO (also available from PASDA, but lacks the detail provided in this report.
Paulachok, Gary N. 1991. Geohydrology and ground-water resources of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply paper W-2346. Washington, D.C.: USGS.: [Van Pelt: TC 801 .U2]; Prepared in cooperation with the Philadelphia Water Department.
Paulachok, Gary N. and Charles R. Wood. 1984. Water-table map of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1976-1980. U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic investigations atlas HA-676. Washington, D.C.: USGS.: [Van Pelt: G 3824 .P5C34 1984 P38]; Prepared in cooperation with the Philadelphia Water Department. Scale: 1:50,000.