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Monroe County Maps

County maps, atlases, and plat books can be retrieved by filling out a call slip for each item that you need and presenting it at the second floor reference desk. In addition to the call number and title, please indicate on the call slip the size of map you are requesting (large, small, or dissected).

An inventory of existing maps of Monroe County was researched and compiled by David Nord.  This publication will point you to even more Monroe County maps and includes links to maps made available online.  We have made the annotated inventory available here.

1856
I912.772 IMo56d (1856) [small map]
Title: A new gazetteer map of Monroe County, Indiana.
Author: Davis, R. S.
Published: [n.p.] : Davis & Kennedy, 1856.
Property owners indicated
Note: ISL's copy is a reproduction
Full image available online

1856
IR912.772 M753m [Atlas & Plat Book Collection]
Title: Atlas of Monroe County, Indiana, 1856 : indexed by townships.
Author: Monroe County Historical Society (Ind.)
Published: Bloomington, Ind. : Monroe County Historical Society, 1975.
Reprint of A new gazetteer map of Monroe County, Indiana, 1856.

1905
[ISL does not own]
Title: Road map of Monroe County Indiana
Full image available online

1909
I912.772 IMo 09d (1909) [large map]
Title: Map of Monroe county, Ind.
Author: Donaldson, A. L.
Published: n.p., 1909.

1911
I912.772 IMo 11u (1911) [Large map]
Title: Map of Monroe county showing rural delivery service.
Author: U.S.--Post office department.
Published: Wash., 1911.
Full image available online through Indiana Memory

1920
I912.772 IMo20 (1920) [large map]
Title: Map of Monroe county, Indiana.
Author: Van Buskirk, Elmer E.
Published: Indpls., 1920.
Property owners indicated.

1920?
IR912.772 I385hp [Atlas & Plat Book Collection]
Title: [Plat books of Indiana counties].
Author: Hixson, W.W. & co.
Published: Rockford, Ill. : W.W. Hixson & co., [1920].
Material: 6 volumes; 21 cm x 28 cm.
Note: Maps which incorporate US highway numbering system were probably published after October 1, 1926, the date when that system went into effect in Indiana; plat books contain no publication dates and may not be available for all counties.

1923
I912.772 IMoB23i (1923) [large map]
Title: Bloomington, Indiana.
Author: Interstate public service company.
Published: Indianapolis, Indiana, 1923.

1925?-1941?
912.772 I385hp2 [Atlas & Plat Book Collection]
Title: [Plat books of Indiana counties].
Author: Sidwell studio, Lombard, Illinois.
Published: Lombard, Ill. : Sidwell studio, [1925-1941].
Material: [92 pts.]; 21 x 28 cm.
Note: plat books contain no publication dates 
Full image available online through Indiana Memory 

1927
I912.772 IMoB27h (1927) [large map]
Title: Map of the city of Bloomington and vicinity, Monroe county, Indiana.
Author: Hanna, U. S.
Published: Bloomington?, 1927?
Full image available online through Indiana Memory

1928
I912.772 IMo28L (1928) [large map]
Title: Map of the Monroe-Owen county region of the Indiana Oolitic (Salem) limestone showing its areal outcrop and quarries.
Author: Logan, William Newton.
Published: Indianapolis : Oval & Koster Litho., 1928.

1930?
I912.772 IMoB30?b (1930?) [small map]
Title: The Indiana university campus. Bloomington, Ind., Ind. univ.
Author: Binford, C.
Published: 1930.

1932
I912.772 IMo32c (1932) [large map]
Title: Map of Monroe county, Ind.
Author: Clevenger, Cyrus R.
Published: Bloomington, Ind. : Cyrus R. Clevenger, [1932?].
Property owners indicated.
Full image available online through Indiana Memory 

1936?
I912.772 IMo36?r (1936?) [large map]
Title: Map of Monroe county. Road.
Author: Indiana--Highway Survey Commission.
Published: [Indianapolis?, 1936?].
Full image available online through Indiana Memory

1936?
I912.772 IMo36?c (1936?) [large map]
Title: Map of Monroe county. Cultural.
Author: Indiana--Highway Survey Commission.
Published: [Indianapolis?, 1936?].

194-?
I912.772 IMo4-?u (194-?) [large map]
Title: [Map of] Monroe County, Indiana, showing rural delivery service.
Author: U.S.--Post Office Dept.
Published: [Washington, D.C., 194-].
Full image available online through Indiana Memory 

1940
912.772 IMo40p (1940) [small map]
Title: Land use map, preliminary.
Author: Monroe County (Ind.) Land Use Planning Committee.
Published: 1940
Full image available online through Indiana Memory 

1945
I912.772 IMo45s (1945) [small map]
Title: Road map of Monroe County, Indiana.
Author: Monroe County (Ind.)--Surveyor.
Published: 1945.

1949
I912.772 IMo49i (1949) [large map]
Title: General highway and transportation map, Monroe County, Indiana.
Author: Indiana--State Highway Commission.

1955
I912.772 IMoB55b (1955) [small map]
Title: Bloomington campus, 1955.
Author: Indiana University--Educational Conference Bureau.
Published: [Bloomington, Ind., 1955].

196-?
I912.772 IMoB6-r (196-) [small map]
Title: Map of Bloomington, Indiana.
Author: R.L. Polk & Co. Arrow Guide & Map Division.
Published: Boston, Mass. : R.L. Polk & Co., Arrow Guide Division, [196- ].
Edition: Scale ca. [1:19,200].

1962?
I912.772 IMoB62?m (1962?) [small map]
Title: Greater Bloomington, Indiana.
Author: Mississippi Advertising and Publishing Co.
Published: [n.p., n.d.].

1964
I912.772 IMo64p (1964) [small map]
Title: Monroe County base map.
Author: Polk, R. L. and Company.
Published: Detroit, Mich., [1964].

1966
I912.772 IMo66 (1966) [small map]
Title: Road map of Monroe county, Indiana, adopted January 20, 1966.
Author: Klooz, C. J.
Published: Columbus : Columbus Reproduction & Supply Co., 1966.

1968
912.772 IMoB68i (1968) [small map]
Title: Indiana University, Bloomington
Published: [Indiana University?], [1968?]

1970
[Map Rm-s] ISLZ 912.772 IMoM70u (1970)
Title: Monroe Lake, Indiana
Published: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District

1971
IR912.772 M753r [Atlas & Plat Book Collection]
Title: Triennial atlas & plat book, Monroe County, Indiana.
Author: Rockford Map Publishers, Rockford, Ill.
Published: Rockford, Ill.

1971
I912.772 IMo71k (1971) [small map]
Title: Road map of Monroe County, Indiana. Adopted Jan. 20, 1966; rev. June 28, 1971.
Author: Klooz, C. J.
Published: Columbus, Ind. : Columbus Reproduction and Supply Company, 1971.

1975
I912.772 IMo75i (1975) [small map]
Title: General highway and transportation map, Monroe County, Indiana.
Author: Highways, Department of
Published: [Indianapolis, Ind.] : State Highway Department of Indiana, Planning Division, 1975.

1977
I912.772 IMoB77 (1977) [small map]
Title: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana : souvenir map, including Lake Monroe.
Published: Bloomington, Ind. : Convention and Visitors Bureau of Monroe County, 1977.
Edition: Scale not given.

1977?
I912.772 IMr77?i (1977?) [small map]
Title: Morgan-Monroe State Forest : back country area map.
Author: Indiana. Division of Forestry.
Published: Indianapolis : Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, [1977?].

1979
[Map Rm-s] ISLZ 912.772 IMo79k (1979) [small map]
Title: Road map of Monroe County, Indiana : adopted January 20, 1966; Rev. Oct. 15, 1979.
Author C.J. Klooz
Published: Columbus, Ind. : The Company, 1979.

198-?
I912.772 IMo8-m (198-) [small map]
Title: Monroe County outdoor recreation guide.
Author: Bloomington/Monroe County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Published: Bloomington, IN : Bloomington/Monroe County Convention & Visitors Bureau, [198-?].
Edition: Scales vary.

1980
Iq977.201 M753 [Indiana Division Quarto Collection]
Title: Monroe County, Indiana, 1980 plat directory.
Published: [Indiana?] : Great Mid-Western Pub. Co., 1980.
Edition: Scale 1:36680.

1980
I912.772 IMoB80 (1980) [small map]
Title: Map of Bloomington & Monroe County, including Ellettsville, Indiana / presented by First National Bank of Bloomington and Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Author: Merchant Maps (Firm).
Published: Springdale, Ohio : Merchant Maps, c1980.
Edition: Scale not given.

1980
IR912.772 M753t 1980-81 [Atlas & Plat Book Collection]
Title: Monroe County, Indiana, 1980-81 plat book.
Author: Town & Country Publishing Co.
Published: La Porte, IN : Town & Country Pub. Co., 1980.
Edition: Scales vary.

1983
I912.772 IMo83 (1983) [small map]
Title: General highway and transportation map, Monroe County, Indiana / prepared by the Division of Planning, Indiana Department of Highways in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.
Author: Indiana. Dept. of Highways. Division of Planning.
Published: Indianapolis, Ind. : The Division, [1983].
Edition: Scale [1:160,000] ; Polyconic proj.

1989
IR912.772 M753t 1989 [Atlas & Plat Book Collection]
Title: Monroe County, Indiana, official plat book, 1990.
Author: Town & Country Publications.
Published: LaPorte, IN : Town & Country Publications, c1989.
Edition: Scales vary.

1993
[Map Rm-s] ISLZ 912.772 IMoB93s (1993)
Title: Bloomington, Indiana : including Bloomington, Ellettsville, and Monroe County
Published: Cincinnati, Ohio : Spectrum Map Pub. ; [1993]

1995
IR912.772 M753i [Atlas & Plat Book Collection]
Title: Bloomington/Columbus industrial PinPointer.
Author: Industrial Map Company.
Published: Alexandria, KY : Industrial Map Co., c1995.
Edition: 1995-97 ed.
Scale not given.

1996
[Map Rm-s] ISLZ 912.772 IMoB96s (1996)
Title: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, city map : including Ellettsville, Indiana University
Published: Seeger Map Co. ; ©1996

1997
IR912.772 M753a [Atlas & Plat Book Collection]
Title: Monroe County, Indiana 1997 plat book : city street maps, index of owners.
Author: Athentic, Inc.
Published: LaPorte, IN : Athentic, Inc., c1996.
Edition: Scales differ.

1998
I912.772 IMoB98u (1998) [large map]
Title: A map of Bloomington & Monroe County, Indiana : including Ellettsville & Indiana University / UniversalMAP ; Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce.
Author: Universal Map (Firm).
Published: [Williamston, MI?] : UniversalMAP, [1998?].
Edition: Scales differ.

1999
I912.772 IMoB99s (1999) [small map]
Title: A map of Bloomington, Indiana.
Author: Seeger Map Co.
Published: Racine, WI : Seeger Map Co. ; [Chicago : distributed by] Rand McNally, c1999.
Edition: Scale [ca. 1:23,500].

2000
I912.772 IMoB00m (2000) [small map]
Title: Map of Monroe County with Bloomington and Ellettsville including the Indiana University Bloomington Campus, Indiana : happy to help you find your way around.
Author: Mass Marketing Inc.
Published: Cincinnati, Ohio : Mass Marketing, c2000.
Edition: Scale not given.

2000
IR912.772 M753te [Atlas & Plat Book Collection]
Title: Bloomington/Columbus industrial PinPointer.
Author: Technigraphic Systems, Inc.
Published: Wooster, Ohio : Techni Graphic Systems, c2000.
Edition: 2000-2002 ed.
Scale not given.

2000
I912.772 IMoB00L (2000) [large map]
Title: Greater Bloomington, Indiana streetmap & resource guide : includes Bloomington, Ellettsville, Monroe County and Indiana University / cartography by Lick Creek Cartographic Works.
Author: Lick Creek Cartographic Works.
Published: Pinckneyville, Ill. Craig Williams Creative, Inc., c2000.
Edition: Scales differ.

2000
I912.772 IMo00m (2000) [small map]
Title: Monroe Lake.
Published: Indianapolis, IN : Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources, [2000?].
Edition: Scale not given.

2000
I912.772 IMoM00f (2000) [small map]
Title: Monroe Lake : detailed lake map : depth contours, structure, boat ramps, fishing info, GPS points / Fishing Hot Spots.
Author: Fishing Hot Spots, Inc.
Published: [Rhinelander, Wis.] : Fishing Hot Spots, [2000].
Edition: Scale [ca. 1:25,500].

2002
IR912.772 M753a 2002 [Atlas & Plat Book Collection]
Title: Monroe County, Indiana 2002 plat book : county highway map, city street maps, index of subdivisions, index of landowners.
Author: Athentic, Inc.
Published: LaPorte, IN : Athentic, Inc., c2002.

2010
ISLI 912.772 M753r 2010  [Atlas & Plat Book Collection]
Title: Monroe County, Indiana, land atlas & plat book : 2010
Published: Rockford Map Publishers

IND MH 6-8-2023