Accessing Fire Insurance Plans at the Simcoe County Archives

​​​​​​​​​​The Simcoe County Archives hold a number of Fire Insurance Plans (FIPs) for municipalities located in the County. FIPs are large format urban maps originally commissioned by insurance companies. They were used to assess different sites and buildings for risk of fire and to establish insurance rates.  The plans include information such as what a structure is made of (brick or wood) and also identify different types of residential dwellings and commercial buildings. For researchers, FIPs offer a snapshot of what a commercial district looked like at the time of the plans creation.

This page includes a list of FIPs for different municipalities located within Simcoe County. They are listed alphabetically and organized chronologically. Some FIPs are available for review online.  

978-21 Fire Insurance Plan of Elmvale, 1904 

 Note: The digital copies linked to this resource are available as part of the Charles E. Goad Company fonds held by the Library and Archives of Canada. 

Copyright notice: FIPs held by the Simcoe County Archives are made available for research purposes only. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission from the copyright holder for all other uses. 

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Fire Insurance Plans 

A PDF version of this resource is also available: SCA Guide ​to FIPs

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