List of online encyclopedias of U.S. states explained

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

State Name Sponsored by
Alabama Alabama Humanities Foundation
Arkansas Central Arkansas Library System
Colorado Colorado Encyclopedia History Colorado
Connecticut Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography (10 vols, 1917–23) American Historical Association
Connecticut Connecticut History CThumanities
Florida Floripedia: A Florida Encyclopedia (a collection of links to original sources, not an encyclopedia) Florida Center for Instructional Technology, University of South Florida
Georgia New Georgia Encyclopedia Georgia Humanities and the University of Georgia Press
Illinois Encyclopedia of ChicagoChicago History Museum
IndianaEncyclopedia of IndianapolisIndianapolis Public Library
Kansas Kansapedia (not to be confused with KansasPedia.com) Kansas Historical Society (a state agency)
Kentucky The Kentucky Enciclopedia University Press of Kentucky
Kentucky Encyclopedia of Louisville University Press of Kentucky
Louisiana 64 Parishes (formerly Know Louisiana) Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Maine Maine: An Encyclopedia Publius Research
Massachusetts Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, biographical—genealogical (1916)
Minnesota Minnesota Historical Society
Mississippi Mississippi Encyclopedia Mississippi Humanities Council
Nebraska Nebraskapedia Pedianetwork Inc., a for-profit company out to provide many local "pedias". Very much a work in progress, without much content.--->
MissouriMissouri Encyclopedia State Historical Society of Missouri
Nevada Online Nevada Encyclopedia Nevada Humanities
New York Encyclopedia of New York State Not free; requires subscription. Available through Gale. 30-day free trial from booklibrarian.com.
North Carolina NCPedia State Library of North Carolina
Ohio Ohio History Central (archived location) Ohio History Connection
Oklahoma The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Oklahoma Historical Society
Oregon Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society
Pennsylvania Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities
South Carolina South 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."
Tennessee Tennessee Historical SocietyUniversity of Tennessee Press
Texas Texas State Historical Association
Virginia Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Library of Virginia (formerly the Virginia State Library)
Virginia Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915-) Robarts Library, University of Toronto. Arranged by time period and office held, not alphabetically.
Washington HistoryLink, 4Culture, King County, Washington, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, The Norcliffe Foundation
West Virginia e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia West Virginia Humanities Council
Wyoming Encyclopedia of Wyoming Wyoming State Historical Society

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