The image displays major roads and features in Boston metro area in the state of Massachusetts. The image displays a map exported from the US Topo mapping application that is free for public use.
Will US Topo maps become part of the Historical Topographic Map Collection when a newer version is published?
Superseded US Topo maps will remain available for download, but will not become part of the Historical Topographic Map Collection, which is scans of USGS topographic quadrangles originally published as paper documents between 1884-2006.
The first US Topo maps were published in 2009. They are updated and superseded every 3 years (maps for one third of the country are produced every year). This does not include US Topos for Alaska, which are on a different schedule.
The USGS Store only contains the most recent version of each US Topo, but you can freely download all dates of US Topo maps using TopoView or The National Map Downloader.
Learn more: US Topo Map and Historical Topographic Map Users Guide
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How current are US Topo maps?
How can I find the source and vintage of each US Topo data layer?
How do US Topo maps differ from historical USGS topographic maps?
When was the 1:24,000-scale topographic map series for the United States and its territories completed?
Where can I find indexes of USGS topographic maps?
How do I find, download, or order topographic maps?
The image displays major roads and features in Boston metro area in the state of Massachusetts. The image displays a map exported from the US Topo mapping application that is free for public use.
Examples of a variety of historical USGS topographic maps released between 1884 and 2006.
Examples of a variety of historical USGS topographic maps released between 1884 and 2006.
Example of a 2022 US Topo map. Quad is Morrison, Colorado. US Topo logo, bottom marginalia, and map content detail are shown. Please visit US Topo: Maps for America for full details.
Example of a 2022 US Topo map. Quad is Morrison, Colorado. US Topo logo, bottom marginalia, and map content detail are shown. Please visit US Topo: Maps for America for full details.

In this lesson, we will discuss the USGS Store and how it can be used to access the US Topo and historical USGS Topographic maps. Specifically, this lesson will talk about the USGS Store, both where it’s accessed and what’s available at the store, as well as how you can locate and download free topographic maps through the store.
In this lesson, we will discuss the USGS Store and how it can be used to access the US Topo and historical USGS Topographic maps. Specifically, this lesson will talk about the USGS Store, both where it’s accessed and what’s available at the store, as well as how you can locate and download free topographic maps through the store.
A tutorial by USGS scientist and topoView developer Chris Garrity demonstrating how to use topoView version 2.1. TopoView let's you access and download maps free of charge from the USGS's Historical Topographic Map Collection, published between 1884 and 2006.
Resources:
An Introduction to TopoView (version 1.0)
A tutorial by USGS scientist and topoView developer Chris Garrity demonstrating how to use topoView version 2.1. TopoView let's you access and download maps free of charge from the USGS's Historical Topographic Map Collection, published between 1884 and 2006.
Resources:
An Introduction to TopoView (version 1.0)
US Topo is the next generation of topographic maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Arranged in the familiar 7.5-minute quadrangle format, digital US Topo maps are designed to look and feel (and perform) like the traditional paper topographic maps for which the USGS is so well known.
US Topo is the next generation of topographic maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Arranged in the familiar 7.5-minute quadrangle format, digital US Topo maps are designed to look and feel (and perform) like the traditional paper topographic maps for which the USGS is so well known.
US Topo Product Standard
Specification for the U.S. Geological Survey Historical Topographic Map Collection
Standard for the U.S. Geological Survey Historical Topographic Map Collection
Related
How current are US Topo maps?
How can I find the source and vintage of each US Topo data layer?
How do US Topo maps differ from historical USGS topographic maps?
When was the 1:24,000-scale topographic map series for the United States and its territories completed?
Where can I find indexes of USGS topographic maps?
How do I find, download, or order topographic maps?
The image displays major roads and features in Boston metro area in the state of Massachusetts. The image displays a map exported from the US Topo mapping application that is free for public use.
The image displays major roads and features in Boston metro area in the state of Massachusetts. The image displays a map exported from the US Topo mapping application that is free for public use.
Examples of a variety of historical USGS topographic maps released between 1884 and 2006.
Examples of a variety of historical USGS topographic maps released between 1884 and 2006.
Example of a 2022 US Topo map. Quad is Morrison, Colorado. US Topo logo, bottom marginalia, and map content detail are shown. Please visit US Topo: Maps for America for full details.
Example of a 2022 US Topo map. Quad is Morrison, Colorado. US Topo logo, bottom marginalia, and map content detail are shown. Please visit US Topo: Maps for America for full details.

In this lesson, we will discuss the USGS Store and how it can be used to access the US Topo and historical USGS Topographic maps. Specifically, this lesson will talk about the USGS Store, both where it’s accessed and what’s available at the store, as well as how you can locate and download free topographic maps through the store.
In this lesson, we will discuss the USGS Store and how it can be used to access the US Topo and historical USGS Topographic maps. Specifically, this lesson will talk about the USGS Store, both where it’s accessed and what’s available at the store, as well as how you can locate and download free topographic maps through the store.
A tutorial by USGS scientist and topoView developer Chris Garrity demonstrating how to use topoView version 2.1. TopoView let's you access and download maps free of charge from the USGS's Historical Topographic Map Collection, published between 1884 and 2006.
Resources:
An Introduction to TopoView (version 1.0)
A tutorial by USGS scientist and topoView developer Chris Garrity demonstrating how to use topoView version 2.1. TopoView let's you access and download maps free of charge from the USGS's Historical Topographic Map Collection, published between 1884 and 2006.
Resources:
An Introduction to TopoView (version 1.0)
US Topo is the next generation of topographic maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Arranged in the familiar 7.5-minute quadrangle format, digital US Topo maps are designed to look and feel (and perform) like the traditional paper topographic maps for which the USGS is so well known.
US Topo is the next generation of topographic maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Arranged in the familiar 7.5-minute quadrangle format, digital US Topo maps are designed to look and feel (and perform) like the traditional paper topographic maps for which the USGS is so well known.