What is FIMo - Fire Insurance Maps Online?
Fire Insurance Maps online (FIMo) provides user-friendly access to an extensive historical California map collection. High definition, color and gray-scale images display important historical details not visible on black and white map scans. FIMo is an invaluable resource for research on urban development patterns, past property uses and occupants, family homes, genealogy, and more!
How Do I Get Started?
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Click on the "Go" button above
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Search and explore!
Features
A learning portal with searching tips, tool descriptions and instructions on how to interpret Sanborn maps.
An interactive map tool
Enter an address to see if it appears on a map in the collection
Browse by city to see what maps are available
Over 2100 maps covering 523 California cities
High definition, color and gray-scale images
Available For Use On
Any computer with internet and browser capabilities. There is currently no app for this product.
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