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Sanborn Index: Arizona Cities

 

In 1867, the Sanborn Map Company of Pelham, New York, began creating maps to assist fire insurance agents in assessing the fire hazards of particular pieces of property in towns and cities throughout the United States. The maps indicate the size, shape and construction materials of residences, commercial properties and factories and often include such details as building use, house and block numbers, widths of streets and locations of water mains. In addition to their detail, the Sanborn maps were regularly updated, in some cases up until the 1970s, making them a valuable tool for documenting the changes in structure and building use in American cities.

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Index of Sanborn maps

Notes: Arranged alphabetically by name of principal city in map title

"Reel" refers to microfilm format.

List of maps by city or county and year, with formats and comments.
City or county Year Formats Comments
Ajo, Pima 9/1931 Digital Database; Reel 1A Includes Rowood
9/1931 - 11/1941 Digital Database; Reel 1A Includes Rowood
1948 Reel 1B
Ash Fork, Yavapai 10/1927 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
10/1927 - 8/1931 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Benson, Cochise 7/1886 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
11/1890 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
5/1898 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
4/1901 Digital Database; Reel 1A: Reel 2C
3/1909 Digital Database; Reel 1A
2/1931 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
2/1931 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Bisbee, Cochise 4/1901 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
4/1904 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
5/1906 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C Includes Lowell
11/1908 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 4C Includes Lowell
5/1930 Digital Database; Reel 1A Includes Bakerville, Cochise, Don Luis, Jiggerville, Johnson’s Addition, Lowell, South Bisbee, Upper Lowell, Warren, and Windwood Addition
5/1930 - 11/1947 Digital Database; Reel 1A Includes Bakerville, Cochise, Don Luis, Jiggerville, Johnson’s Addition, Lowell, South Bisbee, Upper Lowell, Warren, and Windwood Addition
Bowie, Cochise 8/1915 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
8/1915 - 4/1931 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Buckeye, Maricopa 9/1931 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C Includes Valencia
9/1931 Digital Database; Reel 1A Includes Valencia
Casa Grande, Pinal 11/1890 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
6/1898 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
5/1909 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
3/1914 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
4/1922 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
4/1922 - 2/1940 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Chandler, Maricopa 5/1915 Digital Database; Reel 1A
5/1924 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
5/1924 - 10/1932 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Clarkdale, Yavapai 10/1915 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
10/1915 - 12/1938 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Clifton, Greenlee 4/1893 Digital Database; Reel 1A
5/1901 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C Includes Morenci
5/1904 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
10/1908 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
6/1914 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
6/1914 - 12/1948 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Cochise, Cochise 8/1927 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
8/1927 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Congress, Yavapai 7/1901 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
12/1910 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
12/1910 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Coolidge, Pinal 9/1931 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
9/1931 -1/1939 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Cottonwood, Yavapai 1/1939 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
1/1939 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Courtland, Cochise 8/1927 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
8/1927 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Douglas, Cochise 4/1904 Digital Database; Reel 1A
1/1909 Digital Database; Reel 1A
7/1914 Digital Database; Reel 1A Includes Pirtleville
12/1929 Digital Database; Reel 1A Includes Pirtleville
12/1929 - 12/1947 Digital Database; Reel 1A Includes Pirtleville
1956 Reel 1B
Duncan, Greenlee 6/1914 Digital Database; Reel 1A
7/1927 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
7/1927 - 3/1931 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Flagstaff, Coconino 10/1890 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
12/1892 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
7/1895 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C Includes Milton
10/1901 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C Includes Milton
10/1910 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C Includes Milton
1/1916 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C Includes Milton
1/1916 - 9/1948 Digital Database; Reel 1A
1958 Reel 1B
Florence, Pinal 11/1890 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
5/1898 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
2/1911 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
6/1915 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
6/1915 - 12/1941 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Gila Bend, Maricopa 8/1931 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
8/1931 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Gilbert, Maricopa 4/1923 Digital Database; Reel 1A
4/1923 - 5/1931 Digital Database; Reel 1A
Glendale 4/1915 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
5/1924 Digital Database; Reel 1A; Reel 2C
5/1924 - 11/1948 Digital Database; Reel 1A
1953 Reel 1B
Globe, Gila 5/1893 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
5/1898 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
4/1901 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
8/1904 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
8/1906 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
2/1909 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
4/1911 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
4/1929 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
4/1929 - 12/1948 Digital Database; Reel 2A Includes Central Heights
1957 Reel 1B
Hayden, Gila 9/1927 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
9/1927 - 5/1931 Digital Database; Reel 2A
Holbrook, Navajo 11/1890 Digital Database; Reel 2A
4/1898 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
10/1910 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
2/1916 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
11/1927 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
9/1943 Digital Database; Reel 2A
9/1943 Digital Database; Reel 2A
1948 Reel 1B
Humboldt, Yavapai 9/1917 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
9/1917 - 6/1931 Digital Database; Reel 2A
Jerome, Yavapai 5/1898 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
9/1901 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
10/1910 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 4C
9/1917 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
7/1924 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
7/1924 – 12/1938 Digital Database; Reel 2A
Kingman, Mohave 10/1890 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
7/1896 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
4/1898 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
10/1901 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
9/1910 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
3/1916 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
3/1923 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
3/1923 – 9/1948 Digital Database; Reel 2A
Mesa, Maricopa 5/1898 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
4/1901 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
2/1911 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
5/1915 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
4/1923 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
4/1923 – 11/1948 Digital Database; Reel 2A
1957 Reel 1B
Miami, Gila 9/1915 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C Includes Lower Miami
12/1917 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C Includes Lower Miami
6/1922 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C Includes Lower Miami, East Miami, and Claypool
6/1923 – 11/1948 Digital Database; Reel 2A Includes Lower Miami, East Miami, and Claypool
1957 Reel 1B
Morenci, Greenlee 6/1904 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C
10/1908 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C Includes New Town
4/1911 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 2C Includes New Town
4/1911 – 3/1931 Digital Database; Reel 2A Includes New Town
Naco, Cochise 4/1904 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 3C
1/1909 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 3C
1/1909 – 3/1931 Digital Database; Reel 2A
Nogales, Santa Cruz 11/1890 Digital Database; Reel 2A
4/1893 Digital Database; Reel 2A
5/1898 Digital Database; Reel 2A
4/1901 Digital Database; Reel 2A
3/1909 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 3C Includes Magdalena District, Sonora, Mexico
4/1917 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 3C Includes Nogales, Mexico
11/1930 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 3C
1/1931 Reel 3C
11/1930 – 12/1933 Digital Database; Reel 2A
Parker, Yuma 9/1917 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 3C
9/1917 Digital Database; Reel 2A
Patagonia, Santa Cruz 9/1927 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 3C Includes Fairbank
9/1927 Digital Database; Reel 2A Includes Fairbank
1931 Reel 1B
Pearce, Cochise 8/1927 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 3C
8/1927 Digital Database; Reel 2A
Peoria, Maricopa 6/1927 Digital Database; Reel 2A; Reel 3C
6/1927 – 5/1931 Digital Database; Reel 2A
Phoenix, Maricopa 1/1889 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 1C
11/1890 Digital Database; Reel 3A
6/1893 Digital Database; Reel 3A
7/1901 Digital Database; Reel 3A
1/1911 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 1C
1915 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 1C
1916 – 10/1946; Reprinted 1947 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 1C; vol. 2 Bound (AZHF)
1915 – 12/1949, vol.1, 1915 – 11/1949 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Bound
1915 – 12/1949, vol.2, 1915 – 12/1949 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Bound 
1958 vol.3, 1958 Digital Database; Bound 
1963 Reel 2B
1968 Reel 1B
Prescott, Yavapai 10/1890 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
7/1895 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
8/1901 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
12/1910 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
6/1924 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
6/1924 – 9/1948 Digital Database; Reel 3A
1957 Reel 2B
Ray, Pinal 6/1915 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
5/1919 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C Includes Boyd Heights Addition
5/1919 – 5/1931 Digital Database; Reel 3A Includes Boyd Heights Addition
Safford, Graham 5/1901 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
2/1909 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
8/1915 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C Includes Layton
2/1941 Digital Database; Reel 3A Includes Layton
2/1941 Digital Database; Reel 3A Includes Layton
1948 Reel 2B
Solomonville, Graham 4/1901 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
2/1909 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
2/1909 – 2/1940 Digital Database; Reel 3A
Somerton, Yuma 5/1920 Digital Database; Reel 3A
1/1926 Digital Database; Reel 3A
1/1926 – 5/1930 Digital Database; Reel 3A
Sonora, Pinal 7/1915 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
6/1919 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
6/1919 – 5/1931 Digital Database; Reel 3A
Superior, Pinal 5/1919 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
6/1926 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
6/1926 – 12/1948 Digital Database; Reel 3A
Tempe, Maricopa 11/1890 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
5/1893 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
5/1898 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
5/1901 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
2/1911 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
5/1915 Digital Database; Reel 3A
10/1927 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
10/1927 – 11/1948 Digital Database; Reel 3A
Thatcher, Graham 8/1915 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
8/1915 –2/1940 Digital Database; Reel 3A
Tombstone, Cochise 7/1886 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 4C
1/1889 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 4C
5/1904 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
1/1909 Digital Database; Reel 3A; Reel 3C
1/1909 – 2/1931 Digital Database; Reel 3A
Tucson, Pima 4/1883 Reel 3C
7/1886 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 1C
1/1889 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 1C
8/1896 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 1C
3/1901 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 1C; Reel 3C
5/1909 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 1C; Reel 3C
1919 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 1C
1919 – 10/1947; Reprinted 1948 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 1C
1919 – 10/1949 Digital Database; Reel 4A
1963 Reel 2B
1968 Reel 2B
Wickenburg, Maricopa 10/1915 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
6/1931 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
6/1931 Digital Database; Reel 4A
Willcox, Cochise 4/1893 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
2/1909 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 4C
8/1927 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
8/1927 – 4/1931 Digital Database; Reel 4A
Williams, Coconino 12/1892 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
4/1898 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
10/1901 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
10/1910 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
10/1910 – 7/1948 Digital Database; Reel 4A
Winkelman, Gila 7/1915 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
5/1919 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
5/1919 – 5/1931 Digital Database; Reel 4A
1931 Reel 2B
Winslow, Navajo 11/1890 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
12/1892 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
4/1898 Digital Database; Reel 4A
9/1901 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
11/1910 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
1/1916 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
11/1927 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
11/1927 – 9/1948 Digital Database; Reel 4A
Yuma, Yuma 6/1893 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
7/1896 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
5/1901 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
5/1911 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
8/1917 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
4/1927 Digital Database; Reel 4A; Reel 3C
4/1927 – 11/1948 Digital Database; Reel 4A
1959 Reel 2B