Can any one tell me how I might be able to get a early Charleston map, showing the Streets? After searching City Directories, I would like to be able to see how close certain streets were to each other and ect. I would like to have a copy of a map for Charleston Streets , around 1850 -1890 .

A current map of Charleston will probably show you 75-80 % of the same streets. If you are talking peninsula Charleston, a few have been added in the early 1900s that would be primarily fill (e.g. Murray Boulevard), but most of the others remain the same. Some street names changed, but I think it was prior to 1850. An early map (i.e. 1788) is available at the Historic Charleston Foundation shop (and probably other museum shops in the city for about 5-10 dollars. It is a reproduction of a 1788 London fire company map and has been invaluable to me in looking at street names that changed in the interim (e.g Union St. became State Street today). Depending on the streets you are looking for, it might or might not help you. I'd start with a current (1990s) map for the late 1800s addresses you are seeking and if you can't find the streets there, then check one such as this older one. There are also Sanborn fire insurance maps from the early 1900s (and possibly late 1800s), that I know are available at the SC Historical Society, but are reference only. Be aware as you are searching that house numbers have changed several times in Charleston and there is no master list, so # 22 Hasell Street in 1860, for example, if not likely to be # 22 Hasell Street today. ----- Original Message ----- From: <CJK1043@aol.com> To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 9:17 AM Subject: Re: [SCCHARLE] CHARLESTON CITY Maps > Can any one tell me how I might be able to get a early Charleston map, > showing the Streets? After searching City Directories, I would like to be > able to see how close certain streets were to each other and ect. I would > like to have a copy of a map for Charleston Streets , around 1850 -1890 . > > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Lots of holdings on Charleston County Families > South Carolina Historical Society > http://www.schistory.org >

i have several good map places that i like to use: <www.themapshop.com> The Map Shop, 5 East Coffee St, Greenville, SC 29601 864-271-6277 Carolina Maps By Mail 1101 Tuxedo Ct, Charlotte, NC 28211 704-366-9726 Galaxy Maps 800-388-6588 <www.galaxymaps.com> The Rare Map Collection at the Hargrett Library at the University of Georgia <www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html> The Panormaic Maps Collection, American Memory-The Library of Congress <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/panhome.html> The Sanborn Map Co, Inc. <www.sanbornmap.com> a link at that site can also connect you with their parent company, Environmental Data Resources at <www.edrnet.com> South Carolina Historical Maps, Plats <www.sciway.net/hist/maps> An excellent Rootsweb site on South Carolina Places <www.scroots.org/places.html> i have every one of these bookmarked and play in each of these sites frequently. have fun. julie thames howell, jax, fla ps: if any of the site locations don't work, write back...it's not entirely unusual for my little fingers to type things wronglyish. Ü CJK1043@aol.com wrote: > Can any one tell me how I might be able to get a early Charleston map, > showing the Streets? After searching City Directories, I would like to be > able to see how close certain streets were to each other and ect. I would > like to have a copy of a map for Charleston Streets , around 1850 -1890 . > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Lots of holdings on Charleston County Families > South Carolina Historical Society > http://www.schistory.org