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A census is a count and description of the population of a country, territory, state, county, or city.  Using a well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate the specific places where your ancestors lived and to identify the dates when they lived there.  You can also find family information, particularly in more recent censuses.  Use the information with caution, however, since the information may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or by a neighbor.
A census is a count and description of the population of a country, territory, state, county, or city.  Using a well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate the specific places where your ancestors lived and to identify the dates when they lived there.  You can also find family information, particularly in more recent censuses.  Use the information with caution, however, since the information may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or by a neighbor.


=== Federal Censuses ===
=== Federal Censuses ===


Population Schedules (1790–1930). Many federal census records are at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Census|United States Research Outline]]  provides detailed information regarding these records.
Population Schedules (1790–1930). Many federal census records are at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Census|United States Research Outline]]  provides detailed information regarding these records.


U.S. federal censuses of Tennessee were taken every ten years from 1810 to 2000. For 1810 only the Rutherford County census survived, and for 1820 only the censuses of Tennessee’s eastern counties survived. The 1890 census was destroyed. The 1890 Union veterans schedule and index for most of the state is available. All other federal censuses through 1920 are available to the public.
U.S. federal censuses of Tennessee were taken every ten years from 1810 to 2000. For 1810 only the Rutherford County census survived, and for 1820 only the censuses of Tennessee’s eastern counties survived. The 1890 census was destroyed. The 1890 Union veterans schedule and index for most of the state is available. All other federal censuses through 1920 are available to the public.
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An Internet edition of this index is also available in FamilyTreeMaker.com, which you can use for free:
An Internet edition of this index is also available in FamilyTreeMaker.com, which you can use for free:


'''Internet FamilyFinder.''' It displays the census year and state for each name matching the search and may also list many vital records and genealogical collection citations.<br />[http://www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html]
'''Internet FamilyFinder.''' It displays the census year and state for each name matching the search and may also list many vital records and genealogical collection citations.<br>[http://www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html]


Once you know the census year and state, you must use the original index on compact disc, fiche, or book to obtain enough data to easily find the name in the original census schedules.
Once you know the census year and state, you must use the original index on compact disc, fiche, or book to obtain enough data to easily find the name in the original census schedules.
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The FamilyFinder Index includes the Jackson indexes listed below.
The FamilyFinder Index includes the Jackson indexes listed below.


Similar index information is also available for a subscription fee from Ancestry.com:<br />[http://www.ancestry.com/census/ www.Ancestry.com/census/]
Similar index information is also available for a subscription fee from Ancestry.com:<br>[http://www.ancestry.com/census/ www.Ancestry.com/census/]


Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''AIS fiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records.'' Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (No FHL fiche number but at many Family History Centers.) A composite mortality schedule index is on Search 8.  Separate Tennessee 1790, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 indexes are on other searches. For further instructions see the Accelerated Indexing Systems, U.S. Census Indexes (on fiche) Resource Guide.
Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''AIS fiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records.'' Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (No FHL fiche number but at many Family History Centers.) A composite mortality schedule index is on Search 8.&nbsp; Separate Tennessee 1790, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 indexes are on other searches. For further instructions see the Accelerated Indexing Systems, U.S. Census Indexes (on fiche) Resource Guide.


Other research aids can help you search a census when indexes are not available or omit a name. For large cities, try to learn the person’s address by searching the city directory for the same year as the census. See the “[[Tennessee Directories|Directories]]” section. Then look for that address on the original census schedules.
Other research aids can help you search a census when indexes are not available or omit a name. For large cities, try to learn the person’s address by searching the city directory for the same year as the census. See the “[[Tennessee Directories|Directories]]” section. Then look for that address on the original census schedules.
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http://www.archives.gov/
http://www.archives.gov/
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