Archival Maps of the Local Area
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Area |
General Guide: Types of Maps |
Dates |
Kitchener |
Land Use Maps Street Maps Annexation Map |
1974 – 1980 1916 – 1982 1980 |
Waterloo |
Land Use Maps Property Boundary Maps Zoning Maps Street Maps |
1965 – 1986 1972 – 1985 1971 – 1985 1913 – 1994 |
Cambridge (Galt, Preston, Hespler) |
Street Maps City Boundary Maps Land Use Maps Property Bounday Maps |
196– 1972 1972 1947 |
Kitchener-Waterloo |
Land Use Maps Street Maps |
1971 – 1979 1923 – 1982 |
| Waterloo - Wellington County | Street Map | 1964 |
Regional Municipality of Waterloo |
Road Maps |
1881 – 1981 |
Kitchener Archival Maps
ANNEXATION MAP – KITCHENER
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1980 (Nov) |
1: 2,000 |
Annexation Map (History of and Proposed) |
LAND USE MAPS – KITCHENER
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1974 (Aug) |
1: 24,000 |
Existing land use |
1979 (March) |
1: 24,000 |
Land use; Official Plan |
| 1980 | 1:24,000 | Land use; Official Plan |
STREET MAPS – KITCHENER
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1916 |
No scale |
Population, Area and Elevation included |
1958 (date is estimated) 1959 (date is estimated) |
No scale No scale |
Population, Area and Elevation included Population, Area and Elevation included |
1960 (Jan) |
1: 12,000 |
|
| 1965 (Jan) | 1:12,000 | |
1965 (Sept) |
1: 24,000 |
|
1967 (Aug) |
1: 24,000 |
|
1968 (April) |
1: 24,000 |
|
1971 (Jan) |
1: 24,000 |
|
| 1971 (Aug) | 1:12,000 | Population of Census Tracts |
1972 (Oct) |
1: 12,000 |
2 sheets |
1975 (Nov) |
1: 12,000 |
2 sheets; North & South |
| 1978 (Nov) | 1:24,000 | |
| 1981 (June) | 1:24,000 | |
1982 (July) |
1: 12,000 |
2 sheets |
Waterloo Archival Maps
LAND USE MAPS – WATERLOO
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1965 (Nov) |
1: 6,000 |
Existing land use |
1970 |
1: 7,200 |
Existing land use |
1972 (Jan) |
1: 7,200 |
Existing land use; Official Plan |
1973 (Jan) |
1: 9,600 |
Existing land use |
1977 (Oct) |
1: 9,600 |
Existing land use |
| 1980 | 1:24,000 | Existig land use |
1985 (July) |
1: 9,600 |
Land use plan |
| 1986 (June) | 1: 9,600 | Land use plan |
PROPERTY BOUNDARY MAPS – WATERLOO
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1972 |
1: 12,000 |
Property boundaries |
1975 (March) |
1: 9,600 |
Property boundaries |
| 1985 | 1:10,000 | Property boundaries |
ZONING MAPS – WATERLOO
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1971 |
1: 12,000 |
Zoning |
1976 |
1: 9,600 |
Zoning |
1985 (July) |
1: 10,000 |
Zoning |
| 1990 | 1:10,000 | Zoning |
STREET MAPS – WATERLOO
Date |
Scale |
Description |
| 1913 | 1: 4,800 | Street map; shows hydrants and fire alarm boxes |
1918 |
1: 4,800 |
Street map; shows sewer system streets, lots |
1919 |
No scale |
Streets, lots |
1951 (June) |
1: 7,200 |
Main trunk sewer; shows streets |
| 1957 | 1: 12,167 | General stree map 1-34 |
1959 |
1: 10,000 |
General street map I-34 |
1965 (Sept) |
1: 12,000 |
General street map I-40 |
1965 (Dec) |
1: 12,000 |
General street map I-61 |
1969 (Oct) |
1: 18,000 |
Road plans; Official Plan |
1972 (Jan) |
1: 12,000 |
General street map I-72 |
1973 (July) |
1: 24,000 |
General street map I-84 |
1973 (July) |
1: 18,000 |
General street map I-83 |
1975 (Jan) |
1: 12,000 |
General street map I-82 |
1975 (Oct) |
1: 7,500 |
General street map I-86 (2 copies) |
1975 (Oct) |
1: 12,000 |
General street map I-82 |
1978 (Jan) |
1: 12,000 |
General street map I-93 |
1980 (Dec) |
1: 10,000 |
General street map I-96 |
1981 (Dec) |
1: 10,000 |
General street map I-96 |
1983 (Aug) |
1: 12,000 |
General street map I-93 |
| 1990 (July) | 1:10.000 | General street map 1-121 |
| 1994 (June) | 1:15,000 | General street map 1-171 |
Cambridge Archival Maps
PROPERTY BOUNDARY MAPS – CAMBRIDGE
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1947 |
unknown |
City of Galt |
LAND USE MAPS – CAMBRIDGE
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1972 |
unknown |
City of Galt |
CITY BOUNDARY MAPS – CAMBRIDGE
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1972 |
1" = 1600' |
City of Galt |
STREET MAPS – CAMBRIDGE
Date |
Scale |
Description |
196– |
No scale |
Galt street map and index |
| 1975 | 1 inch = 1600 feet | City of Cambridge |
Kitchener-Waterloo Archival Maps
LAND USE MAPS – KITCHENER-WATERLOO
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1971 (Aug) |
1: 24,000 |
Existing land use; colour map |
1974 (Oct) |
1: 24,000 |
Existing land use |
1979 (Sept) |
1” = 600m |
Existing land use |
| 1981 | 2cm = 500m | Existing land use |
STREET MAPS – KITCHENER-WATERLOO
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1923 (Nov) |
1: 26,000 |
Glossy |
1943 |
No scale |
Street map and index; business directory |
1955 |
No scale |
Street map and index |
| 1961 | Varying scales | Street map and index; includes village of Bridgeport, Galt, Hespeler, Guelph, Preston |
| 1963 | 1: 24,000 | Street map and index |
| 1965 | Varying scales | Street map and index; includes Elmira, Guelph, Galt, Hespler and Preston |
1965 |
1: 12,000 |
Includes village of Bridgeport |
| 1968 | Varying scales | Street map and index; includes village of Bridgeport, Galt, Hespeler, Guelph, Preston |
1972 |
1: 25,000 |
Military city map; streets & parks shown (Ed. 3) |
1982 |
1: 25,000 |
Military city map; streets & parks shown (Ed. 5) |
Street Maps - Waterloo-Wellington County
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1964 |
1: 88,704 |
Highways, County Roads, Concessions, Lots, Point of Interest |
Regional Municipality of Waterloo Archival Maps
ROAD MAPS – REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1881 |
1: 126,720 |
County of Waterloo; Townships, concessions |
1958 (Oct) |
1: 63,360 |
Roads, lots, townships |
1967 |
1: 60,000 |
Roads, townships, concessions |
1967 |
1: 119,000 |
Roads, townships, concessions |
1968 (May) |
1: 126,720 |
Roads, townships, towns |
1972 |
1: 126,720 |
Roads, townships, concessions |
1972 |
1: 190,080 |
Roads, townships, concessions |
1975 (Jan) |
1: 126,720 |
Roads, townships, concessions |
1976 (Jan) |
1: 126,720 |
Roads, townships, concessions; includes street plans for Ayr, Wellesley, New Hamburg, Elmira, New Dundee, K-W, Cambridge |
1981 (Aug) |
1: 126,720 |
Roads, townships, concessions |
GROWTH MAPS – REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1971 |
No scale |
Growth |
BOUNDARY MAPS – REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO
Date |
Scale |
Description |
1985 (May) |
No scale |
City of Waterloo, RISC boundaries |