Nebraska Census: Difference between revisions

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'''1870--'''Published transcripts for 35 of the 48 counties in the 1870 census are available.  
'''1870--'''Published transcripts for 35 of the 48 counties in the 1870 census are available.  
'''1885--'''The Federal Government took a special census of Nebraska , which is on 56 microfilms at the Family History Library and at the Nebraska State Historical Society. The society also has the State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1886 and a card index made from the directory that provides a partial index to the census. The Family History Library does not have the directory or the card index.


'''1890-- '''The census was destroyed, but the schedule of Union veterans is on microfilm at the Family History Library. The library also has a published index.  
'''1890-- '''The census was destroyed, but the schedule of Union veterans is on microfilm at the Family History Library. The library also has a published index.  
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== Indexes  ==
== Indexes  ==


==== Book Indexes ====
==== Book Indexes ====


'''1860, 1870, 1910--'''Published indexes are available for the censuses.
'''1860, 1870, 1910--'''Published indexes are available for the censuses.  


==== Soundex ====
==== Soundex ====


'''1880, 1900, 1920--'''Soundex (phonetic) indexes are on microfilm for the censuses. The Nebraska State Historical Society also has a complete head-of-household index for the 1880 census.
'''1880, 1900, 1920--'''Soundex (phonetic) indexes are on microfilm for the censuses. The Nebraska State Historical Society also has a complete head-of-household index for the 1880 census.  


 '''1910--'''A street index for Omaha that can help you use the census is on FHL fiche 6331481.
 '''1910--'''A street index for Omaha that can help you use the census is on FHL fiche 6331481.  


== Special Censuses  ==
== Special Censuses  ==
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== State Censuses  ==
== State Censuses  ==
'''1885--'''The Federal Government took a special census of Nebraska , which is on 56 microfilms at the Family History Library and at the Nebraska State Historical Society. The society also has the State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1886 and a card index made from the directory that provides a partial index to the census. The Family History Library does not have the directory or the card index.


== Territorial Censuses  ==
== Territorial Censuses  ==


Territorial and State
'''1854, 1855, 1856, 1860, 1865, and 1869--'''Territorial and state censuses exist for parts of Nebraska.


Territorial and state censuses exist for parts of Nebraska for 1854, 1855, 1856, 1860, 1865, and 1869.
'''1854, 1855, 1856, 1865, and 1869--'''The county enumerations of several eastern Nebraska counties,  were published in:


The county enumerations of several eastern Nebraska counties, taken during 1854, 1855, 1856, 1865, and 1869, were published in the Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record, vols. 13-22, 1932-44 (FHL film 162018). (See the "Periodicals" section of this outline.) The existing records are at the Nebraska State Historical Society.  
:* the Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record, vols. 13-22, 1932-44 (FHL film 162018). (See the "Periodicals" section of this outline.) The existing records are at the Nebraska State Historical Society.


The Nebraska territorial censuses of 1854 to 1856 have been transcribed, indexed, and published in Eunice Evelyn Cox, 1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory Censuses (Ellensburg, Washington: Cox, 1977; FHL book 978.2 X2p 1854-1856; film 1036024 item 2; fiche 6051283). The State Archives at the Nebraska State Historical Society has a card index for the 1865 and 1869 censuses.  
The Nebraska territorial censuses of 1854 to 1856 have been transcribed, indexed, and published in Eunice Evelyn Cox, 1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory Censuses (Ellensburg, Washington: Cox, 1977; FHL book 978.2 X2p 1854-1856; film 1036024 item 2; fiche 6051283). The State Archives at the Nebraska State Historical Society has a card index for the 1865 and 1869 censuses.  
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