Topographic maps are shelved in drawers by state (see below) and then by the official place name designation of the map.
These official place names are overlaid on maps of California and the other large states. These are called 'index maps.' The index maps are posted on the wall behind the file cabinets in 2 North Map Collection area. Topographic maps are uncataloged and are available for:
- Nevada (DRAWER 33)
- Arizona (DRAWER 34)
- Oregon (DRAWER 35)
- Washington (DRAWER 36)
- California (DRAWER 37)
- Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (DRAWER 71)
Find your location, note the official place name, and use that place name to find the map alphabetically in the file drawers for that state (see above).
Topographic maps are also available from the USGS web links listed below: