Geography & Maps
BEOnline Plus
Free Internet resources selected and annotated by The Library
of Congress reference staff
- Business and Economics Web sites
- Humanities and other Social Sciences Web sites available from Alcove 9
- International Resources Web sites available from Portals to the World
- Science and Technology Web sites
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Britannica Online 
The complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year.
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Britannica World Atlas
Maps, articles, and statistics on individual countries.
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CenStats Databases
The Census Bureau's CenStats provides access to several databases of demographic and economic information.
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Columbia Gazetteer
Geographical encyclopedia of names, descriptions, and characteristics of over 165,000 places in the world.
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Country Studies
Prepared by the Library of Congress Federal Research Division, these studies describe and analyze the political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions for over 100 countries and regions.
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Credo Reference : Geography 
Includes the full text of a dozen geography reference sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and gazatteers.
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CyberRegs
CyberRegs provides the full text of the US Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, State Registers, State Statues and forms, and State Environmental, Safety, Health and Transportation Regulations.
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E-Journals in Social Sciences
Browse an alphabetical subject list of electronic journals in Anthropology, Education, Geography, Population Studies, Psychology, Sociology, and Statistics.
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Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
An online catalog of research findings and other shared resources, the
Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative was formed to encourage the sharing of data among researchers who emphasize the relationships between place, time and topic in the study of culture and history.
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GEOBASE
Covers worldwide literature on cartography, climatology, demography, ecology, economic geography &
geology, environment, geomorphology, geophysics, historical geography, hydrology, minerology, natural resources, palaeontology, planning, remote sensing, sedimentology, stratigraphy, tectonics, transportation, and rural, social, & urban geography.
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Geographic Names Information System
GNIS is the official repository of nearly two million physical and cultural geographic features and their names in the United States and its territories.
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Geography and Maps: An Illustrated Guide
Online guide to the Library of Congress Geography & Maps Division cartographic collections, which consist of over 4 million maps, 53,000 atlases, 300 globes, and other geographic materials.
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Geologic Guidebooks of North America Database
The catalog consists of references to geologic field trip guidebooks of North America.
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Geologic Names Lexicon
GEOLEX is a search tool for lithologic and geochronologic unit names containing over 16,000 entries; 75% of which come from the USGS Geologic Names Committee (GNC) card catalog.
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GEOnet Names Server
An online database of nearly 4 million foreign geographic features with over 5 million feature names.
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GeoRef
The GeoRef database covers the geology of North America from 1785 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to the present.
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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)
A database of modern and historical names, coordinates, and descriptions of geographic places, arranged in hierarchical order.
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Google Maps
Google Maps allows users in the United States to find location information, navigate through maps, and get directions.
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GSA Publications Online
Search the following Geological Society of America publications: GSA Bulletin, 1972- ; Geology, 1973- ; GSA Today, 1991 -.
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IKAR - Printed Maps before 1850
Contains bibliographic records of printed thematic and topographic maps, navigational and celestial charts, town plans, bird´s-eye views, globes, and atlases up to 1850 (worldwide coverage), as well as facsimiles, reprints and digital forms of these maps.
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Mineral Industry Surveys
Mineral Industry Surveys (MIS) conducted by the USGS are periodic on-line statistical and economic publications designed to provide timely statistical data on production, distribution, stocks, and consumption of significant mineral commodities.
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National Archeological Database
Contains over 300,000 reports on archaeological planning and investigation recorded by the United States National Parks Service.
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National Archive of Ocean Data
Search and retrieve ocean data designed to provide an historical record of the Earth's changing environment.
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National Atlas of the United States
USGS National Atlas provides a comprehensive, maplike view into the enormous wealth of geospatial and geostatistical data collected for the United States.
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National Geographic's MapMachine
Find nearly any place on Earth, and view it by population, climate, and demographic characteristics.
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Online Geographical Bibliography
Search for books and articles from the holdings of the American Geographical Society Library.
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PolicyMap
PolicyMap is a geographic information system which allows users to create custom maps, tables, and charts on topics such as demographics, real estate, crime, money & invoce, jobs, education, energy, and public investments.
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Quakeline Database
QUAKELINE® is a bibliographic database of about 40,000 records covering earthquakes, earthquake engineering, natural hazard mitigation, and related topics.
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Sanborn Maps 1867-1970
Collection of 660,000 large-scale landbook maps of over 12,000 American towns and cities.
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Science.gov
Provides a gateway to information resources in science and technology at the US government science agencies.
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SimplyMap (Access from Map & Geography Reading Room)
A web-based mapping application that lets users create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data.
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United States Congressional Serial Set Maps Digital Collection
The Serial Set Maps Digital Collection ranges from the great exploratory surveys and battlefield maps of the 19th Century, to water resources, weather, wilderness, public works, and Army Corps of Engineers maps extending through the 1960s.
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United States Geological Survey National Geologic Map Database
USGS resource for maps and related data about: geology; hazards; earth resources; geophysics; geochemistry; geochronology; paleontology; and marine geology.
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United States Geological Survey Publications Warehouse
The USGS reports and thematic maps database contains more than 61,000 bibliographic citations, including numbered series begun as early as 1882.
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Voting America : United States Politics, 1840-
Visual maps of American voting patterns in Presidential elections at the county level since 1840.
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World Fact Book
CIA World Fact Book is arranged by country providing information on the following: geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
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World of Maps
Guide to locating maps, spacial data and GIS on the Internet.
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