Atlases/Maps

The library has a number of atlases for McLean County as well as other Illinois counties.  Depending on the size, the atlases will be either on open shelves, in the Illinois Atlas Case, or in the Illinois Room Oversize collection.

The following atlases relate specifically to McLean County and have pages that have been encapsulated because of their fragile condition. They do not check out, and no photocopying of these publications is allowed because of their fragile condition.

Atlas of McLean County and the State of Illinois 1874.  Published by Warner & Beers.
912.77359 ATL

McLean County Combined Indexed Atlases, 1856-1914.  Compiled by William P. LaBounty, 2006.  Contains:  1856 Map of McLean County, Illinois; 1866 Map of McLean County, Illinois; 1874 Atlas of McLean County, Illinois; 1895 Plat Book of McLean County, Illinois; 1914 Standard Atlas of McLean County, Illinois. 
(912.77359MCL)

Standard Atlas of McLean County Including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County 1914.  Published by Geo. A. Ogle & Co.  917.7359 STA

Atlas of McLean County Illinois 1928  912.77359 ATL

The library also maintains a map collection relating to Bloomington/Normal, McLean County, and the State of Illinois. The maps do not check out, however, copies may be made. They are located in the Illinois Room Map Collection map case. Included are street maps, zoning maps, historical maps, topographical maps for McLean County, county maps for Illinois counties, state maps of Illinois as well as other topical maps of local interest. They are assigned an accession number and filed by accession number. A printed list of the maps included in the collection is available to browse.