Online Resource

Fire Insurance Maps Online (FIMo) provides access to digitized fire insurance maps, including publications by Sanborn, Perris, Hexamer, Whipple, Baist, Bromley, Hopkins, and others. These maps offer detailed historical representations of urban areas, originally created for fire insurance purposes. They document building footprints, construction materials, and street layouts. FIMo is a valuable resource for researchers, historians, genealogists, and property owners seeking to explore the past development and infrastructure of cities. Discover the evolution of St. Louis neighborhoods and buildings through these meticulously detailed maps from a variety of historical mapmakers.