Frequently, journal articles are peer-reviewed or refereed. What does it mean to be peer-reviewed or refereed?
Check out these databases if you are looking for scholarly articles.
Below are some databases that will be more relevant/useful for "geography." Be sure to "scroll" down through the box to see additional choices.
Provides academic and public libraries digital access to more than 660,000 large-scale maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities. In electronic form, Sanborn Maps take on much improved value over the microfilm versions of the same maps, allowing for greater flexibility of use and improved viewing possibilities. Users have the ability to easily manipulate the maps, magnify and zoom in on specific sections.
Maps covering the geographic area of the United States as it expanded its boundaries to the west. These early published maps, created by some of America’s leading cartographers, were included in the American State Papers and the United States Congressional Serial Set, the official record of reports of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives from 1789 to present.