Maps
- 1791 Lexington map, created 1938.
Compiled in 1938 from plats shown on pages 23,24, 25 of Deed book A. Note that Transy campus is not shown. Lexington land was gifted to the college in 1793. Map held by UK.
- 1835 Lexington Map by John Lutz
Held at Transylvania (map file in Spec Coll back room).
- 1855 Map of Lexington, retraced in 1939
Held by the Ky Historical Society. - 1857 Panoramic map of Lexington
TU campus can be seen near the top center of the map. The map is not labeled. Held at UK. - 1886 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Lexington
Sanborn maps show all of Lexington. See the index image for guidance and page 14 for TU campus. - 1890 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Lexington
The Sanborn map shows the whole of Lexington. The TU campus can be found on page 14 and Hamilton College can be found on page 16. - 1896 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Lexington
See index for overview; page 1 for campus map; and 31 for Hamilton College. Also look at page 2 to see historic locations for current athletic fields on 4th Street and on Upper and Third. - 1901 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Lexington
See pages 4, 5, and 6 for campus; page 34 for Hamilton College. - 1904 Fayette County Map
Map of all of Fayette County in 1904. Held by KHS. - 1907 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Lexington
Campus can be seen on page 29. Check index page (1st page) for additional pages. Hamilton can be seen on page 11. - 1934 Sanborn Map
See page 24 for campus; page 23 for Hamilton. - 1941 Map of Lexington
held by Ky Historical Society - 1950 Sanborn Map
See page 24 for campus; - 1953 Map of Lexington
held by the Kentucky Historical Society.
Sources
- Maps & Atlases- Kentucky Historical Society This link opens in a new windowProvides access to digitized maps held by the Ky Historical Society in Frankfort, Ky. Can be browsed or searched.
- Maps - Cartographic & Architecture section of NARAExplore the digitized maps at the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA). Follow the link under "Research Online" to get to the digital maps.