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Collections I 068 and C 001:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps™ |of selected cities in the Four Corners region
(listed by state, then by city)

"In the simplest terms these maps were conceived for, and throughout their history have been primarily used by, fire insurance underwriters to determine the risk involved in insuring individual buildings in urban areas against loss in a conflagration. D.A. Sanborn's Company founded 1867 in New York City, was not the first of the type, but since that time has monopolized the industry."  (Source: Geography Map Library, California State University Northridge, which "has one of the largest collections of Sanborn Fire Insurance maps in the country.")

Sanborn maps at the Center of Southwest Studies

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This is a listing of more than 200 Sanborn maps that are available for researchers' use on microfilm (Collection I 068) in the Delaney Southwest Research Library at the Center of Southwest Studies,  Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado. (You must be at the Delaney Library to access these.)

In addition (as noted in the following list), the Center has (in Collection C 001, the Southwest Map Collection) two hard copy original Sanborn maps of portions of the City of Durango (Colo.): August 1904 (a photocopy) and April 1931 (original).  These too are available for use only in the Delaney Library (ask the archivist if you need to access either of those).  

The entries in this listing are arranged geographically by state, then by city, then by the month and year that the Sanborn Company produced the map.

None of these materials circulate. 


Arizona  

State

City

County

Date of map

Roll #

Map #

AZ

AJO

Pima

9/1931

1

130

AZ

ASH FORK

Yavapai

10/1927

1

133

AZ

BENSON

Cochise

7/1886

1

134

AZ

BISBEE

Cochise

4/1901

1

135

AZ

BOWIE

Cochise

8/1915

1

136

AZ

BUCKEYE

Maricopa

9/1931

1

137

AZ

CASA

Pinal

11/1890

1

138

AZ

CHANDLER

Maricopa

5/1915

1

139

AZ

CLARKDALE

Yavapai

10/1915

1

140

AZ

CLIFTON

Greenlee

5/1901

1

141

AZ

COCHISE

Cochise

8/1927

1

142

AZ

CONGRESS

Yavapai

12/1910

1

143

AZ

COOLIDGE

Pinal

9/1931

1

144

AZ

COTTONWOOD

Pinal

1/1939

1

145

AZ

COURTLAND

 

8/1927

1

146

AZ

DOUGLAS

Cochise

4/1904

1

147

AZ

DUNCAN

Graham

6/1914

1

148

AZ

FLAGSTAFF

Coconino

10/1890

1

149

AZ

FLORENCE

Pinal

11/1890

1

150

AZ

GILA BEND

Maricopa

8/1931

1

151

AZ

GILBERT

Maricopa

4/1923

1

152

AZ

GLENDALE

Maricopa

4/1915

1

153

AZ

GLOBE

Gila

5/1893

2

154

AZ

HAYDEN

Gila

9/1927

2

155

AZ

HOLBROOK

Navajo

11/1917

2

156

AZ

HUMBOLDT

Yavapai

9/1917

2

157

AZ

JEROME

Yavapai

5/1898

2

158

AZ

KINGMAN

Grand

10/1890

2

159

AZ

MESA

Maricopa

5/1898

2

160

AZ

MIAMI

Gila

9/1915

2

161

AZ

MORENCI

Pima

6/1904

2

162

AZ

NACO

Cochise

4/1904

2

163

AZ

NOGALES

Santa Cruz

11/1890

2

164

AZ

PARKER

La Paz

9/1917

2

165

AZ

PATAGONIA

Santa Cruz

9/1927

2

166

AZ

PEARCE

Cochise

8/1927

2

167

AZ

PEORIA

Boulder

6/1927

2

168

AZ

TUCSON

Pima

7/1886

4

180

AZ

WICKENBURG

Maricopa

10/1915

4

181

AZ

WILLCOX

Cochise

4/1893

4

182

AZ

WILLIAMS

Coconino

12/1892

4

183

AZ

WINKELMAN

Gila

7/1915

4

184

AZ

WINSLOW

Navajo

11/1890

4

185

AZ

YUMA

Yuma

6/1893

4

186

 

Colorado

State

City

County

Date of map

Roll #

Map #

CO

CENTRAL

Gilpin

8/1886

2

972

CO

CHEYENNE WELLS

Cheyenne

7/1911

2

973

CO

COAL

Fremont

7/1893

2

974

CO

COLORADO CITY

Pueblo

10/1890

2

975

CO

COLORADO SPRINGS

El Paso

11/1883

2

976

CO

CORTEZ

Montezuma

9/1919

2

977

CO

CRAIG

Moffat

9/1914

2

978

CO

CREEDE

Mineral

2/1893

2

979

CO

CRESTED BUTTE

Gunnison

8/1886

2

980

CO

CRIPPLE CREEK

Teller

12/1894

2

981

CO

DE BEQUE

Mesa

11/1912

2

982

CO

DEL NORTE

Rio Grande

7/1886

2

983

CO

DELTA

Delta

10/1890

2

984

CO DURANGO La Plata 8/1904

photocopy

CO DURANGO La Plata 11/1910

original

CO DURANGO La Plata 4/1941

original

CO

GRAND JUNCTION

Mesa

8/1886

7

1007

CO

GRAND VALLEY

 

11/1907

7

1008

CO

GREELEY

Weld

6/1886

7

1009

CO

GROVER

Weld

12/1919

7

1010

CO

GUNNISON

Gunnison

8/1886

7

1011

CO

HAXTUN

Phillips

12/1921

7

1012

CO

HAYDEN

Routt

10/1914

7

1013

CO

HOLLY

Prowers

2/1905

7

1014

CO

HOLYOKE

Phillips

9/1893

7

1015

CO

HOTCHKISS

Delta

8/1908

7

1016

CO

HUGO

Lincoln

7/1911

7

1017

CO

IDAHO SPRINGS

Clear Creek

7/1886

7

1018

CO

JOHNSTOWN

Weld

7/1913

7

1019

CO

JULESBERG

Sedgwick

9/1893

7

1020

CO

KOKOMO

8/1886

7

 1021

CO

KREMMLING

Grand

10/1914

7

1022

CO

LA JARA

Conejos

11/1909

7

1023

CO

LA JUNTA

Otero

5/1886

7

1024

CO

LA SALLE

Weld

7/1908

7

1025

CO

LA VETA

Huerfano

9/1912

7

1026

CO

LAFAYETTE

Boulder

10/1900

7

1027

CO

LAKE CITY

Hinsdale

8/1886

7

1028

CO

LAMAR

Prowers

8/1893

7

1029

CO

LAS ANIMAS

Bent

8/1889

7

1030

CO

PUEBLO

Pueblo

9/1883

9

1065

CO

RED CLIFF

Eagle

8/1886

9

1066

CO

RICO

Dolores

8/1886

9

1067

CO

RIDGWAY

OURAY

9/1908

9

1068

CO

RIFLE

Garfield

8/1908

9

1069

CO

ROCKY FORD

Otero

12/1895

9

1070

CO

SAGUACHE

Saguache

7/1886

9

1071

CO

SALIDA

Chaffee

9

1072

CO

SAN LUIS

Costilla

6/1930

9

1073

CO

SHERIDAN

Arapahoe

2/1930

9

1074

CO

SILVERTON

San Juan

10/1883

10

1076

CO

SLIVER CLIFF

Custer

10/1886

9

1075

CO

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS

Routt

7/1911

10

1077

CO

STERLING

Logan

9/1899

10

1078

CO

STRATTON

Kit Carson

6/1913

10

1079

CO

SUGAR CITY

Otero

2/1905

10

1080

CO

SULPHUR SPRINGS

Grand

7/1911

10

1081

CO

SWINK

Otero

6/1914

10

1082

CO

TELLURIDE

San Miguel

8/1886

10

1083

CO

TRINIDAD

Las Animas

11/1883

10

1084

CO

VICTOR

Teller

12/1895

10

1085

CO

WALDEN

Jackson

10/1930

10

1086

CO

WALSENBURG

Huerfano

9/1890

10

1087

CO

WELLINGTON

Larimer

9/1909

10

1088

CO

WEST LAS ANIMAS

Bent

10/1886

10

1090

CO

WESTCLIFFE

Huerfano

10/1886

10

1089

CO

WILEY

Prowers

6/1914

10

1091

CO

WINDSOR

Weld

12/1900

10

1092

CO

WRAY

Yuma

7/1908

10

1093

CO

YAMPA

Routt

7/1911

10

1094

CO

YUMA

Yuma

9/1893

10

1095

 

New Mexico

State

City

County

Date of map

Roll #

Map #

NM

ALAMOGORDO

Otero

3/1905

1

5669

NM

ALBUQUERQUE

Bernalillo

1/1891

1

5670

NM

ARTESIA

Eddy

4/1905

1

5671

NM

AZTEC

San Juan

11/1908

1

5672

NM

BELEN

Valencia

5/1900

1

5673

NM

CARLSBAD

Eddy

8/1900

1

5674

NM

CARRIZOZO

Valencia

5/1930

1

5675

NM

CERILLOS

Santa Fe

8/1893

1

5676

NM

CIMARRON

Colfax

12/1929

1

5677

NM

CLAYTON

Union

4/1902

1

5678

NM

CLOVIS

Curry

2/1909

1

5679

NM

COLUMBUS

Luna

3/1930

1

5680

NM

DEMING

Luna

6/1886

2

5681

NM

DEXTER

Chaves

4/1930

2

5682

NM

ELIDA

Roosevelt

2/1909

2

5683

NM

ESPANOLA

Arriba

12/1929

2

5684

NM

ESTANCIA

Torrance

11/1908

2

5685

NM

FARMINGTON

San Juan

11/1908

2

5686

NM

FORT SUMNER

De Baca

1/1931

2

5687

NM

GALLUP

McKinley

1/1893

2

5688

NM

HAGERMAN

De Baca

3/1909

2

5689

NM

HATCH

Dona Ana

1/1930

2

5690

NM

HILLSBORO

Sierra

3/1893

2

5691

NM

HOBBS

Lea

9/1938

2

5692

NM

HOT SPRINGS

Sierra

1/1930

2

5693

NM

KENNA

Roosevelt

2/1909

2

5694

NM

LAKE ARTHUR

Chaves

4/1930

2

5695

NM

LAKE VALLEY

Sierra

3/1893

2

5696

NM

LAS CRUCES

Sierra

1/1893

2

5697

NM

LAS VEGAS

San Miguel

10/1883

2

5698

NM

LORDSBURG

Huidalgo

7/1902

2

5699

NM

MAGDALENA

Socorro

7/1902

2

5700

NM

MAXWELL

Colfax

11/1929

2

5701

NM

MELROSE

Curry

10/1930

2

5702

NM

MORA

Mora

4/1930

2

5703

NM

PINOS ALTOS

7/1902

2

 5704

NM

PORTALES

Roosevelt

2/1909

2

5705

NM

RATON

Colfax

5/1886

3

5706

NM

ROSWELL

Chaves

8/1890

3

5707

NM

ROY

Harding

11/1929

3

5708

NM

SAN MARCIAL

Socorro

1/1893

3

5709

NM

SANTA FE

Santa Fe

10/1883

3

5710

NM

SANTA RITA

Grant

7/1902

3

5711

NM

SANTA ROSA

Guadalupe

12/1908

3

5712

NM

SILVER CITY

Lyon

10/1883

3

5713

NM

SOCORRO

Socorro

6/1886

3

5714

NM

SPRINGER

Colfax

11/1890

3

5715

NM

TAOS

Taos

5/1908

3

5716

NM

TUCUMCARI

Quay

12/1908

3

5717

NM

VAUGHN

Guadalupe

9/1921

3

5718

NM

WAGON MOUND

Mora

6/1921

3

5719

 

Utah 

State

City

County

Date of map

Roll #

Map #

UT

AMERICAN FORK

Utah

9/1890

1

8829

UT

BEAVER

Beaver

6/1917

1

8830

UT

BINGHAM CANYON

Box Elder

10/1890

1

8831

UT

BOUNTIFUL

Salt Lake

2/1917

1

8832

UT

BRIGHAM CITY

Weber

3/1884

1

8833

UT

CASTLE DALE

Emery

4/1917

1

8834

UT

CEDAR CITY

Iron

7/1924

1

8835

UT

COALVILLE

Summit

4/1907

1

8836

UT

COLUMBIA

 

4/1925

1

8837

UT

CORRINE

Box Elder

2/1884

1

8838

UT

DELTA

Millard

4/1918

1

8839

UT

DUCHESNE

Duchesne

4/1917

1

8840

UT

EPHRAIM

Sanpete

9/1892

1

8841

UT

EUREKA

Juab

11/1890

1

8843

UT

FAIRVIEW

Sanpete

5/1917

1

8844

UT

FILLMORE

Millard

6/1917

1

8845

UT

FOUNTAIN GREEN

Sanpete

8/1924

1

8846

UT

GARLAND

Box Elder

7/1930

1

8847

UT

GREEN RIVER

Emery

12/1910

1

8848

UT

GUNNISON

Sanpete

5/1917

1

8849

UT

HEBER

Wasatch

3/1917

1

8850

UT

HELPER

Carbon

10/1913

1

8851

UT

HUNTINGTON

Emery

4/1917

1

8852

UT

HYRUM

Cache

12/1929

1

8853

UT

KANAB

Kane

7/1924

1

8854

UT

KAYSVILLE

Davis

7/1894

1

8855

UT

LAYTON

Davis

8/1930

1

8856

UT

LEHI

Utah

9/1890

1

8857

UT

LEWISTON

Cache

10/1929

1

8858

UT

LOA

Wayne

5/1917

1

8859

UT

LOGAN

Cache

1/1885

1

8860

UT

MAGNA

Salt Lake

11/1916

1

8862

UT

MAMMOTH

 

9/1898

1

8863

UT

MANTI

Sanpete

9/1892

1

8864

UT

MARYSVALE

Piute

7/1924

1

8865

UT

MERCUR

Uintah

8/1898

1

8866

UT

MIDVALE

Salt Lake

6/1911

1

8867

UT

MILFORD

Beaver

6/1917

1

8868

UT

MOAB

Grand

10/1924

1

8869


Related guides to Sanborn maps:

Of Colorado (through 1937), at the University of Colorado, Boulder (the University is in the process of providing digital online access to some of these).

Of Utah through 1922, freely accessible at the website of the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.  (Click here for info about the project.)

Of the Southwestern U.S. and elsewhere in the United States, at California State University, Northridge.


                
This guide was produced by Todd Ellison, Certified Archivist, Center of Southwest Studies.   
Initial data entry was by Corina Tsinnajinnie, November 2002.

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