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| Series 1: Sanborn Fire Insurance Map. 1920 with addendums to 1950. One bound volume. |
| Series Scope and Content: |
| Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps were created by Daniel Alfred Sanborn, a surveyor from Somerville, Massachusetts between 1867-1970 to assess fire insurance liability in urbanized areas of the Unites States. The Sanborn Company systematically gathered information about residential, commercial, and civic buildings including building use, number of stories, location of firewalls, sprinkler systems, water mains and fire hydrants, property lines, addresses, names and widths of roads, and natural features such as rivers, canals and railroads. The finely drawn maps were meticulously hand-colored to indicate building materials (for example gray represents iron, pink for brick, yellow for wood frame, blue for stone, and brown for fireproof construction). The maps are at a scale of 50 feet to one inch in bound volumes. When new or altered buildings were created, new drawings referred to as “slips” were pasted over the old maps to reduce expense and preserve accuracy. Today, Sanborn maps are found primarily in archives and special collections. |
| Arrangement: The maps are arranged geographically. |
| Use Note: The Records and Archives Department if not able to provide official copies of recorded documents. Official copies must be obtained through the Licking County Auditor’s Office. |
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