Plats, surveys, and maps of Richmond are available in the local records of Richmond City and Henrico County. This page lists selected maps available in these collections.
Other helpful archival collections are the Richmond Office of the City Engineer Records, Accession 34886a-b; the T. Crawford Redd & Bros. Plats and Surveys, 1786–1952, Accession 35211; and the W. W. LaPrade & Bros. Records, 1803–2001, Accession 43183. An in-house finding aid for the T. Crawford Redd & Bros. Collection is accessible for researchers in the Archives Reading Room.
Maps, Surveys, and Plats of Richmond in Henrico County Plat Book 4, Henrico County Microfilm Reel 179
Richard Young, Map of Joseph Damsdall? Property including lots _ the Bowling Green, May 27, 1816, p. 5
_____________, Plat of City of Richmond, August 26, 1815, p. 5
_____________, City of Richmond, Survey for president of Richmond Turnpike Company, June 19, 1815, p. 14
_____________, Philip Haxell Plat of 16 Lots adjoining Bellville, June 6, 1814, p. 15
_____________, Land Surveyed for George Greenhow, land situated near Bollingreen, July 27, 1815. p. 17
_____________, Survey for John Adams, January 18, 1814, p. 20
Unknown Author, Plat of George Greenhowe’s Property, dated June 25, 1814, p. 46
_____________, Plat of Richmond, 1861 or 1866, p. 86
Richard Young, Plat, May 5, 1825, p. 92
Unknown Author, City of Richmond, May 1828, p. 104
_____________, Map of Powhatan, The Seat of William Mayo, Map of the Estate of William Mayo, August 4, 1815, recorded March 24, 1826, p. 123
Maps, Surveys, and Plats of Richmond in Henrico County Plat Book 5, Henrico County Microfilm Reel 179
Richard Young, Plan of Lots at Rockets, November 13, 1810, p. 147
Unknown Author, Map of Rockett’s Mills Property, No Date, p. 162
Maps, Surveys, and Plats of Richmond in Richmond City Plat Book, 1830–1885, Reel 844
(Richmond Hustings Court June 29, 1830 – Richard Young was assigned to mark and lay out ten acres and buildings that made up the site of Richmond City Jail)
Unknown Author, A Plan of the City of Richmond (Copy), drawn April 18, 1785, p. 4–6
Unknown Author, Plan of 44 Lots adjoining city of Richmond on Shockoe Hill, April 1, 1782, p. 9
Richard Young, Nine Tenements in City of Richmond, No Date, p. 11
Unknown Author, Survey for Nathaniel Sheppard Square of Lots in Richmond, June 15, 1814, p. 14
Richard Young, A Plan of Coutts and Duvals Additions to the City of Richmond taken from Original Survey by Richard Young, June 30, 1806, p. 17
Unknown Author, p. 18 – A Map of Johnsons including Turpins Addition (See plat in Deed Book 11, p. 204), No Date, p. 18
Richard Young, Survey, July 3, 1816, p. 19
Unknown Author, Lots #38 and 52 of the Old Town of Richmond, No Date, p. 25
Unknown Author, Map of Mayo’s Warehouse and Chappell Island or Sand bar. (Shockoe Creek is filled in), No Date, p. 91
Richmond City Surveys and Plats in Henrico County Plat Book 4, Barcode 1091982 (Also on Henrico County Microfilm Reel 179)
Richard Young, Map of Joseph property, including 4 lots part of the Bowling Green drawn to the side…, No Date, Entry 1
Unknown Author, Survey for Mr. John Staple and Thomas South, a Tract of Land Situated on the Richmond Turnpike Road…, August 25, 1816, Entry 2
James T. Redd, Map of Wm. K. Stedd Property of which... lies in the city of Richmond, No Date, Entry 3
Richard Young, Several Plats including Map of Powhatan, 1826, Entry 5
Richard Young, Plat, No Date, Entry 17
____________, Plat, No Date, Entry 20
____________, Plats, No Date, Entries 24 and 25
Unknown Author, Rocketts Street, Mill Race, Gilleys Creek and Poplar Street, No Date, Entry 32
Unknown Author, Gilleys Creek, No Date, Entry 40
Richard Young, Plat of George Greenhouse’s Property, June 25, 1814, Entry 46
Unknown Author, Map of Part of the Hermitage Tract … Situated South of the Richmond Turnpike, No Date, Entry 52
Richard Young, Survey for George Trueheart, Two Tenements Situated on the Tenement in City of Richmond, No Date, Entry 54
Unknown Author, Plat of Property (formerly) of Col. Richard Adams, No Date, Entry 61
Joseph Mayo, Plat of Westhampton, No Date, Entry 81
Richard Young, Richmond City Street Sections, No Date, Entry 92
Richmond City Surveys and Plats in Henrico County Plat Book 5, Part Two, Barcode 1092000 (Also on Henrico County Microfilm Reel 179)
Unknown Author, Richmond and Henrico Turnpike, 1873, p. 272
Richard Young, Plat, May 27, 1816, p. 273
Unknown Author, Plan of Town of Inglewood, No Date, Entry 287 ½
Unknown Author, Ritchie Estate, Lithograph, p. 293
Richard Young, For James Talley near Bowling Green Village, June 11, 1831, p. 295
____________, For George Greenhow, dated July 27, 1815, p. 296
(This volume includes 19th-century surveys by James T. Redd and Pleasants.)
Richmond City Surveys and Plats in Henrico County Plat Book 6, Barcode 1092066
Unknown Author, Plat of James River and Kanawha Canal Area, December 23, 1867, p. 15–16
James T. Redd, Richmond Cemeteries, Mt. Calvary and Hollywood, March 26, 1887, p. 38
Richmond City, Insurance Maps of Richmond, 1919, Box 1, Barcode 1153237; Box 2, Barcode 1153238; Box 3, Barcode 1153239; Box 4, Barcode 1153240; Box 5, Barcode 1153241; Box 6, Barcode 1153242
Richmond City, Annexation Exhibit, Map of Richmond, (VERY FRAGILE), 1938, Barcode 1154246
Richmond City, Annexation Exhibit, Map of Richmond, 1943, Barcode 1154255
Richmond City, City of Richmond v. County of Henrico, Henrico Annexation Maps, 1948, Barcode 1154018
Richmond City, City of Richmond v. County of Henrico, 1949, Annexation Maps, Barcode 1154017
Richmond City, Annexation Exhibits, 1958 Aerial Map of the City of Richmond and Environs, Barcode 1154244
Richmond City, Maps and Charts, City of Richmond v. County of Henrico, undated, Barcode 1131563
Richmond City, Map of Wilcox Farm (near Lanexa), 1919, Barcode 1009303