Brilliant Maps

Ok so the title is a little confusing but hopefully when you look at the maps it will make a bit more sense.

The first map shows who the reigning British Monarch was when the US state became a state.

George III (1760–1820)

1. Alabama
2. Connecticut
3. Delaware
4. Georgia
5. Illinois
6. Indiana
7. Kentucky
8. Louisiana
9. Maryland
10. Massachusetts
11. New Hampshire
12. New Jersey
13. New York
14. North Carolina
15. Ohio
16. Pennsylvania
17. Rhode Island
18. South Carolina
19. Tennessee
20. Vermont
21. Virginia
22. District of Columbia

George IV (1820–1830)

1. Maine
2. Missouri

William IV (1830–1837)

1. Arkansas
2. Michigan

Victoria (1837–1901)

1. California
2. Colorado
3. Florida
4. Idaho
5. Iowa
6. Kansas
7. Minnesota
8. Montana
9. Nebraska
10. Nevada
11. North Dakota
12. Oregon
13. South Dakota
14. Texas
15. Utah
16. Washington
17. Wisconsin
18. Wyoming
19. West Virginia

Edward VII (1901–1910)

1. Oklahoma

George V (1910–1936)

• Arizona
• New Mexico

Elizabeth II (1952–2022)

1. Alaska
2. Hawaii

and Here’s one for the state of Germany:

The Holy Roman Empire (800–1806)

1. Connecticut
2. Delaware
3. Georgia
4. Maryland
5. Massachusetts
6. New Hampshire
7. New Jersey
8. New York
9. North Carolina
10. Pennsylvania
11. Rhode Island
12. South Carolina
13. Vermont
14. Virginia

Confederation of the Rhine (1806–1813)

1. Louisiana

German Confederation (1815–1866)

1. Alabama
2. Arkansas
3. California
4. Florida
5. Illinois
6. Indiana
7. Iowa
8. Kansas
9. Kentucky
10. Maine (note mistake on map)
11. Michigan
12. Minnesota
13. Mississippi
14. Missouri
15. Nevada
16. Ohio
17. Oregon
18. Tennessee
19. Texas
20. West Virginia
21. Wisconsin

North German Confederation (1866–1871)

1. Nebraska

German Empire (1871–1918)

1. Arizona
2. Colorado
3. Idaho
4. Montana
5. New Mexico
6. North Dakota
7. Oklahoma
8. South Dakota
9. Utah
10. Washington
11. Wyoming

East/West Germany (1949–1990)

1. Alaska
2. Hawaii

and finally here’s a list of when each state joined the United States:

1787

1. Delaware – December 7
2. Pennsylvania – December 12
3. New Jersey – December 18

1788

1. Georgia – January 2
2. Connecticut – January 9
3. Massachusetts – February 6
4. Maryland – April 28
5. South Carolina – May 23
6. New Hampshire – June 21
7. Virginia – June 25
8. New York – July 26

1789

1. North Carolina – November 21

1790

1. Rhode Island – May 29

1791

1. Vermont – March 4

1792

1. Kentucky – June 1

1796

1. Tennessee – June 1

1803

1. Ohio – March 1

1812

1. Louisiana – April 30

1816

1. Indiana – December 11

1817

1. Mississippi – December 10

1818

1. Illinois – December 3

1819

1. Alabama – December 14

1820

1. Maine – March 15

1821

1. Missouri – August 10

1836

1. Arkansas – June 15

1837

1. Michigan – January 26

1845

1. Florida – March 3
2. Texas – December 29

1846

1. Iowa – December 28

1848

1. Wisconsin – May 29

1850

1. California – September 9

1858

1. Minnesota – May 11

1859

1. Oregon – February 14

1861

1. Kansas – January 29

1863

1. West Virginia – June 20

1864

1. Nevada – October 31

1867

1. Nebraska – March 1

1876

1. Colorado – August 1

1889

1. North Dakota – November 2
2. South Dakota – November 2
3. Montana – November 8
4. Washington – November 11

1890

1. Idaho – July 3
2. Wyoming – July 10

1896

1. Utah – January 4

1907

1. Oklahoma – November 16

1912

1. New Mexico – January 6
2. Arizona – February 14

1959

1. Alaska – January 3
2. Hawaii – August 21

The map above shows a rather shocking state as of 2025, only 5 US states had ever had an African-American State Governor (all men), and in the case of Louisiana that was well over a century ago during the era of reconstruction.

More about the the 5/6 men below:

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The tweet above, shows of the funniest (or as the tweet states whitest) names for governors from each US state.

Here is the map in slightly larger size below with a summary of each of them:

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