Request OnDemand Topos using the topoBuilder application. This is the only USGS site for ordering paper maps.

Map Locator on the USGS Store - Search and download free digital maps in GeoPDF format or order paper maps.

The National Map Download Client - Download digital Historical topographic maps (GeoPDF and GeoTIFF formats) and US Topos (GeoPDF format).

File formats include GeoPDF, GeoTIFF, JPG, and KMZ.

TopoView - The largest selection of digital options.

Most applications have an option for toggling on map indexes that show an outline of all the maps, though you must zoom in to see the outlines:

This includes both current US Topo maps (computer-generated every 3 years since 2009) and Historical topographic maps. For Alaska the standard scale is 1:25,000.Īll dates and all scales of our topographic maps can be freely downloaded or ordered at cost as paper prints.

USGS topographic maps have been published at many scales, but 1:24,000 (also referred to as a 7.5-minute quadrangle) has been the standard topographic map scale since 1947. Geological Survey (USGS) has been the primary civilian mapping agency of the United States since 1879.

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