Sanborn map searching tips: Tips for finding a map with a specific street or streets. 1) Use Advanced Search. Enter the name of the city in the "Title" search box. Select + (plus sign) and in the new search box, select "Street Name." Enter one or more street names in the search box. Separate multiple street names with the word "AND." Examples of how to enter street names:

• main
• main AND pierce

2) If you have navigated to the Sanborn Collection you are interested in and are seeing rows of map images with the sheet titles, switch from "Grid view" to "List view." Using List view, you can browse the list of maps by streets and landmarks represented on each sheet. This option is on the right side above the map images. Example:

• Butler, Missouri maps: Grid view
• Bulter, Missouri maps: List view