US Topo Quads
Current
GeoPDF
(which is actually a combination of vector and raster data, but not very GIS friendly)
USDA Forest Service Quads, GeoPDF and Geotiff
https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/states-regions/states.php
https://www.fs.fed.us/visit/maps
https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php?xmlKeyword=FSTopo
has vector data, in KMZ or shapefile
Historical USGS quads from about 1890 to present
https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/
. Maps available as
KMZ (easiest option, probably adequate resolution),
GeoPDF (challenging option)
Geotiff (good option)
Geotiff must be untiled with
GDAL
Geotiff must be warped to UTM with
GDAL
http://historicalmaps.arcgis.com/usgs/
(3/15/2020, could not figure out how to actually see the maps, and no good reason to use the ESRI option if the USGS version works)
DRG--Digital Raster Graphic
, a scanned map.
http://libremap.org/
(TIFF, and not much activity in quite some time)
Also check
state GIS site
.
Vector alternatives
TIGER
OpenStreetMap
Topo Map Data and Topo Stylesheet from
https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/#productSearch
Only ArcGIS compatible for symbolization
Has vector data for the 7.5 minute quads
Need to uncompress each into its own directory, since the file names are all the same
https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/tools/topotemplate/contents/TopoTNMStyleTemplateFAQ.pdf
Other
Historic map scans
Last revision
11/8/2020