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Plainfield Library Map Collection

A Comprehensive Inventory Organized By Date

The map collection at the Plainfield Public Library includes 98 State maps beginning in 1874. There are 40 Plainfield maps. These include 19 flat maps and 21 framed wall maps. We also have Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps that exist in hard copy and microfilm from 1886 to 1956. The finding aid below is organized to give descriptive information about each map including title, date, topographer, geologist, and subject. Please contact the Local History Department for information on the access and use of these items.

	Year	Title	Publisher/Printer/ Corp Author	Topographer	Geologist	Subject	Notes
1	"about 1750"	East Jersey (reproduction map)				NJ	Map No. II
2	"1778", 2nd ed.	Province of New Jersey (reproduction map)				NJ	reproduction with attached notes
3	"1778-79"	Middlebrook Encampment 1778-79 (reproduction map)				NJ	penciled notes
4	"1853"	Map of Howell Works, Monmouth County				Monmouth County	reproduction, with papers on the Deserted Village of Allaire
5	"1862"	Map of Plainfield (reproduction map)	Whitlock's, New Haven CT	Ernest L. Moyer, City Surveyor of Elizabeth		Plainfield
6	1864	Geological Survey of New Jersey Ringwood Iron Mines			George H. Cook, State Geologist	Sussex County
7	1867	Geological Survey of New Jersey Zinc Mines of Sussex Mines			George H. Cook, State Geologist	NJ
8	1867	Geological Survey of New Jersey Oxford Furnace Iron Ore Veins Warren County			George H. Cook, State Geologist	Warren County
9	c.1867	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey [Geological Survey of Section of NJ including Plainfield]				NJ
10	1868	Geological Survey of New Jersey Iron Mines in Morris County			George H. Cook, State Geologist	Morris County	in 2 pieces
11	1868	Geological Survey of New Jersey Azoic and Paleozoic Formations: Iron-Ore and Limestone Districts			George H. Cook, State Geologist	NJ
12	1868?	[Geological Section of NJ/NY]				NJ	damaged
13	1869	Map of a Section of Plainfield to Sell Building Lots	R. Graves				promotional information on reverse
14	1872	City of Plainfield [page removed from atlas]	Plainfield Building Zone Map			Plainfield	Beers 1872 handwritten; identifies churches and cemeteries
15	1874	Bird's Eye View of Plainfield	O.H. Bailey			Plainfield	pieces missing
16	"1874"	Bird's Eye View of Plainfield (reproduction map)	O.H. Bailey			Plainfield
17	"1874"	Bird's Eye View of Plainfield (reproduction map)	O.H. Bailey			Plainfield
18	1880	Geological Survey of New Jersey Progress Map of the State if New Jersey			George H. Cook, State Geologist	NJ
19	1882	Geological Survey of New Jersey Geological Map of New Jersey			George H. Cook, State Geologist	NJ
20	"1882"	Plainfield Map (reproduction map)				Plainfield	in 4 sheets; identifies property owners
21	1888	New Jersey Geologic Survey				NJ
22	1888	Geological Survey of New Jersey New Jersey Relief Map			George H. Cook, State Geologist	NJ
23	1888	Geological Survey of New Jersey The State of New Jersey		C.C. Vermeule	George H. Cook, State Geologist	NJ
24	1880	Topographical Map of New Jersey		C.C. Vermeule		NJ	17 large mounted sheets; Plainfield included in Valley of the Passaic sheet, 1888
25	1890	Plainfield 1890 and North Plainfield	H.H. Baker			Plainfield	laminated
26	1890	Geological Survey of New Jersey Principal Iron Mines				NJ
27	1890	Geological Survey of New Jersey Watersheds		C.C. Vermeule		NJ
28	1891	Geological Survey of New Jersey		C.C. Vermeule		NJ
29	1892	Geological Survey of New Jersey Portions of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties		William Bullock	Clark	NJ
30	1892	Geological Survey of New Jersey Map of New Jersey [Watersheds]		C.C. Vermeule	John C. Smock, State Geologist	NJ
31	1893	Geological Survey of New Jersey Intra-Morainic Extra-Morainic Glacial Drift		C.C. Vermeule	Rollin D. Salisbury	NJ
32	1893	Geological Survey of New Jersey Extinct Lake Passaic		C.C. Vermeule	Rollin D. Salisbury	Lake Passaic
33	1896	Geological Survey of New Jersey Relief Map of New Jersey		C.C. Vermeule	John C. Smock, State Geologist	NJ	in 3 sheets, handwritten 32,33,34
34	1900	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Forests of Northern New Jersey North West Sheet			John C. Smock, State Geologist	NJ
35	1900	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Forest Area and Its Relation to the Principal Watersheds			John C. Smock, State Geologist	NJ
36	c.1900	Plainfield Wards 2 and 3	comp. By Jacob L. Bauer, County Engineer			Plainfield	data furnished by Fidelity Trust Co.
37	c.1900	Plainfield Wards 3 and 4	comp. By Jacob L. Bauer, County Engineer			Plainfield	data furnished by Fidelity Trust Co.
38	1901	Amboy Sheet	Geological Survey of NJ	C.C. Vermeule	John C. Smock, State Geologist	NJ
39	1901	Geological Survey of New Jersey Green Pond Mountain Region in Morris and Passaic Counties		Stuart Weller	Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
40	1902	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Glacial Drift of New Jersey			Rollin D. Salisbury	NJ
41	1902	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Topography South of Newton			Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
42	1903	Geological Survey of New Jersey Flooded Lands in Passaic Valley				NJ
43	1903	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Principal Clay Bearing Formations		G.N. Knapp, et al		NJ
44	1903	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Clay Formations Near Keyport and Matawan			Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
45	1903	Geological Survey of New Jersey Atlas Sheet #22 [Morris and Sussex Counties]		C.C. Vermeule	Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
46	1904	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Clay Pits and Clay Manufacturers			Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
47	1904	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Clay Formations of Northern Middlesex County			Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	Middlesex County
48	1904	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Distribution of the Alloway Clay			Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ	Kummel's name is handwritten
49	1905	Geological Survey of New Jersey Distribution of White Limestone in Sussex County				Sussex County
50	1905	Geological Survey of New Jersey Plan of the Proposed Passaic Lake			Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	Lake Passaic
51	1905	Geological Survey of New Jersey Peat Deposits of Northern New Jersey		W.E. McCourt, C.C. Vermeule		NJ
52	1905	Geological Survey of New Jersey Atlas Sheet #38 [Map of State Municipalities]		C.C. Vermeule	Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
53	1907	Geological Survey of New Jersey Survey and Plan for Improvement of Manasquan Inlet		Lewis M. Haupt	Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	Manasquan Inlet
54	1907	Geological Survey of New Jersey Atlas Sheet #36 [Great Egg Harbor]		C.C. Vermeule	Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
55	1909	Road Map of New Jersey				NJ	folded, on canvas
56	1909	Geologic Atlas of New Jersey Philadelphia Folio			Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
57	1914	Geologic Atlas of New Jersey Raritan Folio	Geological Survey of NJ	W.S. Bayley, et al.	Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ	mostly text
58	June 1, 1918	Supplement to New York Times
59	1924	Atlas Sheet #23 [Passaic and Bergen Counties]	Department of Conservation and Development. State of New Jersey		Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
60	1927	Literary Map of New Jersey	Literary Department, Moorstown Women's Club			NJ
61	1928	Atlas Sheet #22 [Sussex, Passaic, Morris Counties]	Department of Conservation and Development. State of New Jersey		Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
62	1929	Atlas Sheet #32 [Ocean, Burlington, Atlantic Counties]	Department of Conservation and Development. State of New Jersey		Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
63	1929	Atlas Sheet #33 [Ocean County]	Department of Conservation and Development. State of New Jersey		Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
64	1929	Atlas Sheet #28 [Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington Counties]	Department of Conservation and Development. State of New Jersey		Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
65	1930	Atlas Sheet #24 [Warren and Hunterdon Counties]	Department of Conservation and Development. State of New Jersey		Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
66	1930	Atlas Sheet #35 [Cumberland, Salem, Atlantic, Cape May Counties]	Department of Conservation and Development. State of New Jersey		Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
67	1930 revised	Atlas Sheet #27 Hunterdon, Mercer, Burlington	Dept of Conservation & Dev. State of NJ		Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
68	1930 revision	Atlas Sheet #27 [Hunterdon, Mercer, Burlington Counties]	Department of Conservation and Development. State of New Jersey		Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
69	1931	Atlas Sheet #31 [Burlington, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Atlantic Counties]	Department of Conservation and Development. State of New Jersey		Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
70	1932 ed.	Atlas Sheet #26 [Passaic, Essex, Union, Middlesex Counties]	Department of Conservation and Development. State of New Jersey		Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
71	1933	Atlas Sheet #25 [New Brunswick to Rockaway]	Department of Conservation and Development. State of New Jersey		Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
72	1935, renewed 1963	S Romance Map of New Jersey	drawn by Mildred C. Green			NJ
73	1936	Map of Union County	Roi C. Collins			Union County
74	1941	Plainfield and North Plainfield	F.A. Dunham, Inc.			Plainfield
75	1952	Plainfield Wards and Election Districts				Plainfield	mounted
76	1952	Map of Plainfield and North Plainfield (folding map)	Spencer Graphic Services, Inc.			Plainfield
77	1953	Plainfield and North Plainfield	F.A. Dunham, Inc.			Plainfield
78	1953	Plainfield and North Plainfield (folding map)				Plainfield
79	1955, photorevised 1981	Geological Survey Plainfield Quadrangle				Plainfield
80	1959, amended 1965	Plainfield Building Zone Map				Plainfield
81	1959	Plainfield Building Zone Map				Plainfield	ordinances printed on reverse
82	1959	Plainfield Wards and Election Districts				Plainfield
83	1961	Plainfield Map (photocopy)				Plainfield
84	c.1961	Plainfield Area (folding map)	CS Hammond & Co.			Plainfield	date handwritten on map
85	1962	General Highway Map Somerset County				Somerset County	in 4 pieces
86	1962, 2nd ed	The Province of New Jersey Divided into East and West (reproduction map 1778)	New Jersey Historical Society			NJ
87	1965	Map of Greater Plainfield Area (folding map)+B2	G.W. Bromley and Co.			Plainfield
88	1967	Watchung Reservation (folding map)+B57	Union County Parks Commission			Union County
89	1967	General Highway Map Union County				Union County	in 2 pieces
90	c.1960	Plainfield Area (folding map)	G.W. Bromley and Co.			Plainfield	torn at folds
91	1970	Plainfield Quadrangle	U.S. Department of the Interior			Plainfield
92	c.1970	The Plan: Comprehensive Development Plan for the City of Plainfield N.J.				Plainfield
93	1971	Plainfield Zoning Map				Plainfield
94	1972	Plainfield Wards and Election Districts				Plainfield	mounted
95	1973	Greater Plainfield Area (folding map)	Sanborn Map Co.			Plainfield
96	c.1973	Union County (folding map)	CS Hammond & Co.			Union County
97	1974	Plainfield Election Districts				Plainfield
98	1980	Plainfield Zoning Map
99	1980	Plainfield (folding map)				Plainfield
100	1982	Plainfield Map (photocopy)				Plainfield
101	1983	Flood Insurance Study, City of Plainfield	FEMA			Plainfield	includes maps: Floodway: Flood Boundary and Floodway Map in 3 panels with map index
102	1986	Plainfield Zoning Map				Plainfield
103	1986	Plainfield Cultural and Heritage Committee Map/Brochure				Plainfield
104	1989	Map of Greater Plainfield				Plainfield
105	1989	Plainfield NJ	designed and illustrated by Carlos Saenz			Plainfield
106	1995	Farmingdale Quadrangle	U.S. Geological Survey			NJ
107	1995	Chatsworth Quadrangle				NJ
108	1995	Tom's River Quadrangle				NJ
109	1995	Asbury Park Quadrangle				NJ
110	1995	Chatham Quadrangle				NJ	includes Plainfield
111	1995	Boonton Quadrangle				NJ
112	1995	Stanhope Quadrangle				NJ
113	1995	Rocky Hill Quadrangle				NJ
114	1995	Dover Quadrangle				NJ
115	1995	South Amboy Quadrangle				NJ
116	1995	May's Landing Quadrangle				NJ
117	1995	Oceanville Quadrangle				NJ
118	1995	Lakewood Quadrangle				NJ
119	1995	Tom's River Quadrangle				NJ
120	1995	Port Jervis South (NY-NJ-PA)				NJ
121	1995	Perth Amboy Quadrangle				NJ
122	1995	Princeton Quadrangle				NJ
123	1995	Indian Mills Quadrangle				NJ
124	1995	Runnemede Quadrangle				NJ
125	1995	Trenton East Quadrangle				NJ
126	1995	Beverly Quadrangle				NJ
127	1995	Hightstown Quadrangle				NJ
128	1995	Wanaque Quadrangle				NJ
129	1995	Keyport Quadrangle				NJ
130	1995	Marcus Hook (PA-NJ-DE) Quadrangle				NJ
131	1995	New Brunswick Quadrangle				NJ
132	1997	Cape Henlopen Quadrangle				NJ
133	1997	Riegelsville (PA-NJ) Quadrangle				NJ
134	1998	Yonkers (NY-NJ) Quadrangle				NJ
135	1999	Bushkill (PA) Quadrangle				NJ
136	1999	Easton (PA) Quadrangle				NJ
137	1999	Taylor's Bridge (DE-NJ) Quadrangle				NJ
138	late 1990s	Union County (folding map)	CS Hammond & Co.			Union County
139	2003	Rail Trails and Rail Corridors in New Jersey	Somerset Graphics			NJ
140	2009	Plainfield, NJ	The Map Group, Inc. / Master Plan: City of Plainfield, Land Use Elements			Plainfield and vicinity
141	nd	Plainfield Area (folding map)	CS Hammond & Co.			Plainfield
142	nd	Plainfield				Plainfield	large blueprint-style map
143	nd	Union County Zip Codes				Union County	poorly laminated, unlabeled
144	nd	Plainfield Map Including Bus Routes, Services and Points of Interest				Plainfield
145	nd	Model Neighborhoods and Districts				Plainfield	primarily West End
146	nd	Geological Survey of New Jersey Surface Formations of the Valley of the Passaic			Rollin D. Salisbury	NJ
147	nd	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Direction of Ice Movement of Northern New Jersey			Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist	NJ
148	nd	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Forests of Northern New Jersey North Central Sheet			John C. Smock, State Geologist	NJ
149	nd	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Forests of Northern New Jersey Northeast Sheet			John C. Smock, State Geologist	NJ
150	nd	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Forests of Northern New Jersey Southwest Sheet			John C. Smock, State Geologist	NJ
151	nd	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Forests of Northern New Jersey South Central Sheet			John C. Smock, State Geologist	NJ
152	nd	Geological Survey Maps of New Jersey Forests of Northern New Jersey Southeast Sheet			John C. Smock, State Geologist	NJ
153	nd	Geological Survey of New Jersey Triassic Formation			George H. Cook, State Geologist	NJ	1868 handwritten; badly damaged
154	nd					Plainfield	in 8 sections
155	nd	The Historic Plainfield Area				Plainfield	[typed on back]
156	nd	Battlegrounds of the Revolution		Cornelius C. Vermeule		NJ	framed