List of online state encyclopedias

All except one (New York) are free and deal with a state of the United States. Quality varies dramatically.

StateNameSponsored by
AlabamaEncyclopedia of AlabamaAlabama Humanities Foundation
ArkansasEncyclopedia of Arkansas History & CultureCentral Arkansas Library System
ConnecticutEncyclopedia of Connecticut Biography (10 vols, 1917–23)American Historical Association
FloridaFloripedia: A Florida Encyclopedia (a collection of links to original sources, not an encyclopedia)Florida Center for Instructional Technology, University of South Florida
GeorgiaNew Georgia EncyclopediaGeorgia Humanities and the University of Georgia Press
IllinoisEncyclopedia of ChicagoChicago History Musem
KansasKansapediaKansas Historical Society (a state agency)
KentuckyThe Kentucky EnciclopediaUniversity Press of Kentucky
Louisiana64 Parishes (formerly Know Louisiana)Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
MaineMaine: An EncyclopediaPublius Research
MassachusettsEncyclopedia of Massachusetts, biographical—genealogical (1916)
MinnesotaMNopediaMinnesota Historical Society
MississippiMississippi EncyclopediaMississippi Humanities Council
NebraskaNebraskapediaPedianetwork Inc., a for-profit company out to provide many local "pedias". Very much a work in progress, without much content.
NevadaOnline Nevada EncyclopediaNevada Humanities
New YorkEncyclopedia of New York StateNot free; requires subscription. Available through Gale. 30-day free trial from booklibrarian.com.
North CarolinaNCPediaState Library of North Carolina
OregonThe Oregon EncyclopediaPortland State University and the Oregon Historical Society
PennsylvaniaEncyclopedia of Greater PhiladelphiaMid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Encyclopedia"A joint project of South Carolina Humanities, the University of South Carolina Press, the USC Libraries, the USC Center for Digital Humanities, the USC College of Arts & Sciences, the USC Institute for Southern Studies, the South Carolina State Library, and many other organizations."
TennesseeTennessee Encyclopedia of History and CultureTennessee Historical SocietyUniversity of Tennessee Press
TexasHandbook of TexasTexas State Historical Association
VirginiaEncyclopedia VirginiaVirginia Foundation for the Humanities and Library of Virginia (formerly the Virginia State Library)
VirginiaEncyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915-)Robarts Library, University of Toronto. Arranged by time period and office held, not alphabetically.
VirginiaEncyclopedia VirginiaVirginia Humanities
West Virginiae-WV The West Virginia EncyclopediaWest Virginia Humanities Council
WyomingEncyclopedia of WyomingWyoming State Historical Society

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