OpenHistoricalMap

OpenHistoricalMap goes beyond the present, mapping places throughout the world… throughout the ages.
No community is too small, no story too obscure to add to this map.
Everyone has something to contribute, including you!

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Use

Go to the main map and navigate to a place and time of interest using the time slider. Share the map to spread the word about our project. Explore the many ways you can reuse OpenHistoricalMap in your own storytelling and software projects.

Contribute

To contribute to OpenHistoricalMap, go to the main map, zoom in to a place of interest, and click the “Edit” button. If you are familiar with editing OpenStreetMap, the OpenHistoricalMap editing experience is very similar. See the tagging guidelines for information on a few changes we’ve made to accommodate the time dimension. Please report any issues and send us your ideas on GitHub or our forum.

Then and now

From OpenHistoricalMap's community projects:

Left: Black Rock City during Burning Man 2009. Right: The same location today.

On this day

Selected establishments and disestablishments on November 9:

1539: Camaná is established by the Spanish in Peru.
1815: The United States of the Ionian Islands is established.
1875: The Cambridge Corn Exchange opens in Cambridge, England.
1918: The Free State of Prussia is established to succeed the Kingdom of Prussia.
1994: The Skyway ride closes at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom, after 38 years in operation.
2000: Dina Nurpeisova College opens in Atyrau, Kazakhstan.
2006: Ohel Jakob Synagogue is consecrated in Munich.
2011: Valenzuela City Police Station opens in Valenzuela, Metro Manila.

Statistics

7.8M
dated elements
2,591k
buildings
642k
railroad miles
51
average age
1991
average year
2,300
contributors

Source: QLever, Planet
November 2, 2026

Historical statistics

News

September 22, 2026: Database statistics are now calculated using QLever.
July 23, 2026: You can make advanced edits right inside your Web browser using Level0.
July 10, 2026: You can filter search results by the city, region, and country.

Older news

Events

November 10, 2026: Sand Lake Historical Society meeting in Sand Lake, New York
November 16, 2026 – November 22, 2026: Conear Ayacucho at the National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga in Ayacucho, Peru. OpenHistoricalMap workshop on November 19, 10:00–12:00
November 25, 2026: Rhine-Neckar OSM Meeting, Mannheim, Germany