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== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
Many federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The following are available: | Many federal census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The following are available: | ||
'''1810 (partial)–1860:''' West Virginia was part of Virginia. | '''1810 (partial)–1860:''' West Virginia was part of Virginia. | ||
'''1870–1930:''' The 1890 census was destroyed except for the 1890 Union veterans schedule (FHL films 338268-69). | '''1870–1930:''' The 1890 census was destroyed except for the 1890 Union veterans schedule (FHL films 338268-69). | ||
'''Substitutes''' for missing censuses: | |||
'''Substitutes''' for missing censuses: | |||
Most published substitutes are based on state censuses and tax lists. Each covers different counties. Most of present-day West Virginia is included in the second item, but both must be used for a complete search of West Virginia. | Most published substitutes are based on state censuses and tax lists. Each covers different counties. Most of present-day West Virginia is included in the second item, but both must be used for a complete search of West Virginia. | ||
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*Heads of Families . . . Records of the State Enumerations: 1782 to 1785, Virginia. 1908. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Southern Book Company, 1952. (FHL book 975.5 X2us 1790; film 874193 item 4.) | *Heads of Families . . . Records of the State Enumerations: 1782 to 1785, Virginia. 1908. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Southern Book Company, 1952. (FHL book 975.5 X2us 1790; film 874193 item 4.) | ||
For the missing portions of the 1810 census use: | For the missing portions of the 1810 census use: | ||
* Netti Schreiner-Yantis, A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia: Tax Lists of the Counties for Which the Census is Missing (Springfield, Virginia: Genealogical Books in Print, 1971; FHL book 975.5 R4s). This includes information from Cabell, Greenbrier, Hardy, and Tazewell counties (and 15 Virginia counties) that are missing from the 1810 census. | * Netti Schreiner-Yantis, A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia: Tax Lists of the Counties for Which the Census is Missing (Springfield, Virginia: Genealogical Books in Print, 1971; FHL book 975.5 R4s). This includes information from Cabell, Greenbrier, Hardy, and Tazewell counties (and 15 Virginia counties) that are missing from the 1810 census. | ||