Oldinsurancemaps.net
Shares rank 12 of 26 interactive maps by recommenders
Georeferenced historic Sanborn fire insurance maps overlaid on modern maps, valued for urban history research and now affiliated with OSM US.
Georeferenced historic Sanborn fire insurance maps overlaid on modern maps, valued for urban history research and now affiliated with OSM US.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 91%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 10 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Affiliated with OSM US nonprofit
“folks can make direct tax-deductible donations to OldInsuranceMaps.net, which is now affiliated with OSM US's 501(c)(3) status.”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Oldinsurancemaps.net is now a Charter Project” “I started this project and couldn't be happier about this partnership with OSM US!”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Oldinsurancemaps.net is now a Charter Project” Enthusiastic endorsements from supporters
“I started this project and couldn't be happier about this partnership with OSM US!”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Oldinsurancemaps.net is now a Charter Project” “I can't recommend OldInsuranceMaps.net enough.”
Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Mapsnap: Automated Georeferencing for Historic Sanborn Insurance Maps” “I was very excited to see this project.”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Oldinsurancemaps.net is now a Charter Project”
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| Oldinsurancemaps.netThis page | 10 | 1 | 91% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I can't recommend OldInsuranceMaps.net enough.”
“folks can make direct tax-deductible donations to OldInsuranceMaps.net, which is now affiliated with OSM US's 501(c)(3) status.”
“I was very excited to see this project.”
“I started this project and couldn't be happier about this partnership with OSM US!”
“Fire insurance maps are goldmines for urban history research.”
“They make a nice way of stitching together old maps.”
“the presentation looks great”
“Something seems broken with the Tampa, FL map. I get an unauthorized page:”
“This would have saved a lot of time.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.