Road maps were a logical extension of Rand McNally’s business plan. It had published railroad maps since 1872. Still, it had to learn a new trick to produce road maps.

Rand McNally closed its 25 retail stores in 2003 to cut costs as part of the makeover, but it still sells maps and other paper products in more than 55,000 retail stores in North America ...

Although Rand McNally was put out of business for three days after the Chicago Fire in 1871, it went on to produce the first globes and maps for schools, in 1880; the first road map using numbered ...

SKOKIE, Ill. - As the Great Chicago Fire was ravaging the city in 1871, William Rand and Andrew McNally saved their business by burying two printing machines on the sandy ...

CHICAGO, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rand McNally, America's most trusted name in travel, mapping, and navigation, proudly announces the release of the 2026 Road Atlas & National Park Guide ...