What are the Sanborn Maps?
Sanborn Maps is an American publisher of historical and current maps of US cities and towns that were initially created to estimate fire insurance liabilities. The company's maps are frequently used for preservation and restoration efforts.
The Sanborn maps themselves are large-scale lithographed street plans at a scale of 50 feet to one inch (1:600) on 21 by 25 inches (53 by 64 cm) sheets of paper. The maps were created in volumes, bound and then updated until the subsequent volume was produced. Larger cities would have multiple volumes. In between volumes, updates (new drawings of new or altered buildings or lots) were created and sent out to be pasted on top of the old maps (referred to as ‘slips’) to reduce expense and preserve accuracy.
The volumes contain an enormous amount of information. They are organized as follows: a decorative title page, an index of streets and addresses, a ‘specials’ index with the names of churches, schools, businesses etc., and a master index indicating the entirety of the mapped area and the sheet numbers for each large-scale map (usually depicting four to six blocks) and general information such as population, economy and prevailing wind direction. The maps include outlines of each building and outbuilding, the location of windows and doors, street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, fire walls, natural features (rivers, canals, etc.), railroad corridors, building use (sometimes even particular room uses), house and block number, as well as the composition of building materials including the framing, flooring, and roofing materials, the strength of the local fire department, indications of sprinkler systems, locations of fire hydrants, location of water and gas mains and even the names of most public buildings, churches and companies. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanborn_Maps
Sanborn Insurance Maps for The Dalles, Oregon, Wasco County
The following are a list of the Sanborn Insurance Maps available for The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon.
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1884 - July
The Dalles, Oregon
Waco County
1884 July, Section C, 01
1884 July, Section C, 02
1884 July, Section C, 03 |
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1888 - June to
1889 - May
The Dalles, Oregon
Waco County
1888 June, 1889 - May, Section C, 01
1888 June, 1889 - May, Section C, 02
1888 June, 1889 - May, Section C, 03
1888 June, 1889 - May, Section C, 04
1888 June, 1889 - May, Section C, 05
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1892 - January
The Dalles, Oregon
Waco County
1892 January, Section C, 01
1892 January, Section C, 02
1892 January, Section C, 03
1892 January, Section C, 04
1892 January, Section C, 05
1892 January, Section C, 06
1892 January, Section C, 07
1892 January, Section C, 08 |
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1900 - November
The Dalles, Oregon
Waco County
1900 November, Section C, 01
1900 November, Section C, 02
1900 November, Section C, 03
1900 November, Section C, 04
1900 November, Section C, 05
1900 November, Section C, 06
1900 November, Section C, 07
1900 November, Section C, 08
1900 November, Section C, 09
1900 November, Section C, 10
1900 November, Section C, 11
1900 November, Section C, 12
1900 November, Section C, 13
1900 November, Section C, 14
1900 November, Section C, 15 |
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1909 - April
The Dalles, Oregon
Waco County
1909 April, Section C, 01
1909 April, Section C, 02
1909 April, Section C, 03
1909 April, Section C, 04
1909 April, Section C, 05
1909 April, Section C, 06
1909 April, Section C, 07
1909 April, Section C, 08
1909 April, Section C, 09
1909 April, Section C, 10
1909 April, Section C, 11
1909 April, Section C, 12
1909 April, Section C, 13
1909 April, Section C, 14
1909 April, Section C, 15
1909 April, Section C, 16
1909 April, Section C, 17
1909 April, Section C, 18 |
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1926 - May
The Dalles, Oregon
Waco County
1926 May, Section C, 01
1926 May, Section C, 02
1926 May, Section C, 03
1926 May, Section C, 04
1926 May, Section C, 05
1926 May, Section C, 06
1926 May, Section C, 07
1926 May, Section C, 08
1926 May, Section C, 09
1926 May, Section C, 10
1926 May, Section C, 11
1926 May, Section C, 12
1926 May, Section C, 13
1926 May, Section C, 14
1926 May, Section C, 15
1926 May, Section C, 16
1926 May, Section C, 17
1926 May, Section C, 18
1926 May, Section C, 19
1926 May, Section C, 20
1926 May, Section C, 21
1926 May, Section C, 22 |
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Updated and reindexed
1926 - May to
1960 -
September
The Dalles, Oregon
Waco County
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 01
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 01a
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 02
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 03
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 04
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 05
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 06
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 07
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 08
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 09
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 10
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 11
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 12
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 13
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 14
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 15
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 16
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 17
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 18
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 19
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 20
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 21
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 22
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 23
1926 May-1960 Sept., Section C, 24 |
For more information about maps of The Dalles, contact City of The Dalles Planning Office, Landmarks Committee.
For additional Sanborn maps from other states, visit the Library of Congress website at:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/sanborn/
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