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Census Resources

Genealogical Research in the United States

Census Resources At Torrance Public Library

  The best Internet resource is Cyndislist for Census Resources

929.1072 
D665

Dollarhide, William, The Census Book, Bountiful, UT:  Heritage Quest, 2000. Also in the Reference Collection.
A guide to federal census facts, schedules and indexes.  

929.1072  
H659

Hinckley, Kathleen, Your Guide to the Federal Census, Cincinnati, OH:  Betterway, 2002.  Also in the Reference Collection. How to find and use U.S. censuses.  

 

R929.3 
K44

A key to the United States 1880 Federal Census, Bowie, MD:  Heritage, 1986.
Shows which enumeration districts are on each roll of microfilm for every county.  Also gives the microfilm roll number.  

R929.373 
L187 

Lainhart, Ann, State Census Records, Baltimore:  GPC, 1992.
Guide to state census records, what is available and where.  

929.373 
P241 

Parker, J. Carlyle, City, County, Town and Township Index to the 1850 Federal Census Schedules, Turlock, CA:  Maietta 1994. Also in the Reference Collection.
Indexes for locating the 1850 census and also gives National Archives microfilm order numbers and microfilm call numbers from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City

 

R929.3 
P895

Saldana, Richard, ed.,  A Practical Guide to the "Misteaks" Made in Census Indexes, Bountiful, UT:  American Genealogical Lending Library, 1987.
How records are indexed with examples of mistakes that are often made when indexing large amounts of information.  

R929.3
S654

Smith, Leonard, United States Census Key 1850, 1860, 1870, Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1987.
Gives the National Archives microfilm roll number and the Family History Center call number for the counties and subdivisions of the 1850 - 1870 censuses.

 

R929.3
S818

Stemmons, John D., The United States Census Compendium, Logan, UT:  Everton, 1973. 
A directory and location guide to census records, tax lists, poll lists, petitions, etc. which can be used as a census. 

R929.1
S724 
Vols. 1&2 

Steuart, Bradley, ed., The Soundex Daitch-Mokotoff Reference Guide, Bountiful, UT:  Precision Indexing, 1994.
Provides the Soundex code for 500,000 surnames.  

R929.1072
S998

SzucR92  1072SzSzucs, Loretto, Finding Answers in U.S. Census Records, Orem, UT:  Ancestry, 2000.  
Guide to locating and using the U.S. censuses including electronic census sources.  Describes the content of various censuses and how to use them.  

R929.1072      

R929.3
T499 

Thorndale, William, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790 - 1920, Baltimore:  GPC, 1987.
Shows county outline maps at ten year intervals to help understand county boundary changes when using the U.S. census for research.

  The best Internet resource is Cyndislist for Census Resources

929.1072 
D665

Dollarhide, William, The Census Book, Bountiful, UT:  Heritage Quest, 2000. Also in the Reference Collection.
A guide to federal census facts, schedules and indexes.  

929.1072  
H659

Hinckley, Kathleen, Your Guide to the Federal Census, Cincinnati, OH:  Betterway, 2002.  Also in the Reference Collection. How to find and use U.S. censuses.  

 

R929.3 
K44

A key to the United States 1880 Federal Census, Bowie, MD:  Heritage, 1986.
Shows which enumeration districts are on each roll of microfilm for every county.  Also gives the microfilm roll number.  

R929.373 
L187 

Lainhart, Ann, State Census Records, Baltimore:  GPC, 1992.
Guide to state census records, what is available and where.  

929.373 
P241 

Parker, J. Carlyle, City, County, Town and Township Index to the 1850 Federal Census Schedules, Turlock, CA:  Maietta 1994. Also in the Reference Collection.
Indexes for locating the 1850 census and also gives National Archives microfilm order numbers and microfilm call numbers from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City

 

R929.3 
P895

Saldana, Richard, ed.,  A Practical Guide to the "Misteaks" Made in Census Indexes, Bountiful, UT:  American Genealogical Lending Library, 1987.
How records are indexed with examples of mistakes that are often made when indexing large amounts of information.  

R929.3
S654

Smith, Leonard, United States Census Key 1850, 1860, 1870, Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1987.
Gives the National Archives microfilm roll number and the Family History Center call number for the counties and subdivisions of the 1850 - 1870 censuses.

 

R929.3
S818

Stemmons, John D., The United States Census Compendium, Logan, UT:  Everton, 1973. 
A directory and location guide to census records, tax lists, poll lists, petitions, etc. which can be used as a census. 

R929.1
S724 
Vols. 1&2 

Steuart, Bradley, ed., The Soundex Daitch-Mokotoff Reference Guide, Bountiful, UT:  Precision Indexing, 1994.
Provides the Soundex code for 500,000 surnames.  

R929.1072
S998

SzucR92  1072SzSzucs, Loretto, Finding Answers in U.S. Census Records, Orem, UT:  Ancestry, 2000.  
Guide to locating and using the U.S. censuses including electronic census sources.  Describes the content of various censuses and how to use them.  

R929.1072      

R929.3
T499 

Thorndale, William, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790 - 1920, Baltimore:  GPC, 1987.
Shows county outline maps at ten year intervals to help understand county boundary changes when using the U.S. census for research.