Resources

A running list of mapping resources for the Richmond region.

Maps We Love

• Mapping Inequality - An interactive redlining map of Richmond

Geo Portals

• PlanRVA (Regional Planning Commission)

• City of Richmond
  • Office of the Assessor of Real Estate
• Chesterfield County
• Henrico County

Universities

• University of Richmond
  • Boatwright Memorial Library geographic resources
  • Digital Scholarship Lab
  • Spatial Analysis Lab

Imagery

• Henrico’s Historic Aerial Layers

Street-level Imagery

• Mapillary - Crowdsourced street-level imagery

Books

Many of these are particularly helpful for historical mapping!

• Old Richmond Neighborhoods by Mary Wingfield Scott
• Houses of Old Richmond by Mary Wingfield Scott
• Facts and legends of Richmond area streets by Thomas F. Mustian (available to check out from Richmond Public Library)

Virginia-wide Resources

• Virginia Geographic Information Network