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Guide to the U.S. Federal Census Indexes
For guidance on the use of Soundex and to calculate the soundex code for your surname, see soundex converter and explanation..1880 Federal Census
The 1880 census has a soundex index only for families with children age 10 years or younger. If your ancestor resided in a household that did not include a child age 10 or less, you will have to search the census of the community in which he/she lived line by line.
1890 Federal Census
A Department of Commerce fire in 1921 destroyed most of the 1890 census. The remaining states are indexed by microfilm publication M496, Index to the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890, Roll 1 (surnames A-J), Roll 2 (surnames K-Z).
1900 Federal Census
There is a soundex index for all states.
1910
There is a soundex index for only the following states:
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
If your ancestor lived in a state for which there is no soundex for 1910, you will have to search the census of the community in which he/she lived line by line.
1920
There is a soundex index for all states.
1930
Only 12 states were soundexed (indexed):
Alabama, Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky (only counties of Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Kenton, Muhlenberg, Perry and Pike)
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia (only counties of Fayette, Harrison, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, and Raleigh).
National Archives
The National Archives can provide copies of specifically identified pages of Federal population census schedules, ordered by mail, using Form 82.
To request Form 82 (limit 6 per order), write to:
National Archives and Records Administration
Attn: NWCTB
700 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, DC 20408-0001
Or E-mail: inquire@nara.gov
Information required for requests:
(This information is frequently found on the index)
Name of individual listed
Page number
Census year
State and County
For the 1880 through 1930 censuses, also include the enumeration district.
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