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==Online Federal Censuses==
== Availability  ==
===Population Schedules===
Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. [[United States Census|'''Click here for more information''']] about federal census records. <br><br>
Georgia became the fourth state admitted to the United States in January 2, 1788. 1790, 1810 Federal Census schedules are not available for Georgia; 1800 census is available for Oglethorpe County only.


======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
'''1790-1810--'''The 1790, 1800, and 1810 censuses have been lost.  
{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
|-
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1790
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1800
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1810
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1820
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1830
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1840
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1850
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1860
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1870
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1880
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1890
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1900
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1910
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1920
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1930
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1940
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1950
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1960
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA] 
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
|-
|}


===Non-Population Schedules for Georgia===
'''1820--''' There is no 1820 report for the counties of Franklin, Rabun, and Twiggs, and part of Columbia.  
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
|-
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|1880
|Mortality
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1880
|Manufacturing
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1880
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1880
|Recapitulation
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1870
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1870
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1870
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1860
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1860
|Slave Owner
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1860
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1860
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1850
|Social Statistics
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1850
|Slave Owner
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1850
|Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1850
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|1840
|Pensioners
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|}


===Existing and Lost Censuses===
'''1820-1930--'''The U.S. federal censuses for Georgia are available from 1820 through 1930.
*[[Georgia Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Georgia]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
'''The 1890 census was destroyed, except for some returns for the city of Columbus.'''
State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<br><br>
Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br><br>
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
|-
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|1896
|Atlanta City Census (in alphabetical order by name)
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2765183 FamilySearch]
|-
|1859
|State (Columbia and Terrell County)
|Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
|-
|1852
|State (Select Counties)
|at {{FSC|195750|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
|-
|1845
| State (Select Counties)
|at {{FSC|195750|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
|-
|1838
|State (Select Counties)
|at {{FSC|195750|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
|-
|1827
|State (Taliaferro County)
|Contact the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/census_records Georgia Archives]
|-
|}


== Other Census Images ==
'''United States Censuses 1850-1920'''—Free Internet census indexes and images to the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1401638;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1850], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1473181;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1860], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1438024;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1870], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1880 (index only)], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 1900], and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1488411 1920 (partial index only)] can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. These indexes show every name listed on the census, and except for 1880 and 1920, are also linked to census images including information about each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
===Indian Rolls===
*'''1848-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61907/ U.S., Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970] Ancestry - index & images ($)


==Why Use the Census?==
In addition to published tax lists, some substitutes for the early missing censuses include:
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:  
 
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
*Coulter, E. Merton, and Albert B. Saye. ''A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia''. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1949. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=271620&disp=A+List+of+the+early+settlers+of+Georgia%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 975.8 W2L; film 007092].) This is for the period 1733 to 1747. It is updated by the Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly 19 (1983): 111-131. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1301904&disp=v%2E+19+%281983%29%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.8 B2ga].)
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
*De Lamar, Marie, and Elizabeth Rothstein. ''The Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia''. 1976. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=216319&disp=The+reconstructed+1790+census+of+Georgia%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.8 X2L].)
*Sex
 
*Age
Wood, Virginia S., and Ralph V. Wood. ''1805 Georgia Land Lottery''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Greenwood Press, 1964. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=176977&disp=1805+Georgia+land+lottery%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.8 R2wv] .) <br>
*Color
 
*Nativity
== Historical Background  ==
*Place of birth of this person
 
*Place of birth of Father of this person
'''1788--'''Georgia became a state.
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
 
*Period of Residence
== Special Censuses  ==
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
 
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
==== Mortality Schedules  ====
*Regular occupation
 
*Military service
'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules exist for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Copies of the schedules (Family History Library microfilms [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=422413 422413-18]) and indexes are at the Family History Library.
[[Category:Georgia (state) Census Records]] [[Category:Georgia, United States]]
 
'''1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules'''—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1420441 FamilySearch Record Search - Pilot Site]. Mortality schedules provided nationwide death statistics for the twelve months&nbsp;prior to the 1850 census.&nbsp; Key genealogical facts found on the 1850 mortality&nbsp;schedule are: Name, age, sex, color, married or widowed, birthplace, month of death, occupation, cause of death.
 
*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
 
== Territorial Censuses  ==
 
Georgia was never a territory, so it does not have a territorial census.
 
== Indexes  ==
 
'''United States Census Indexes 1850-1920'''—Free Internet census indexes to the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1401638;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1850], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1473181;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1860], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1438024;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1870], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1880], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 1900], and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1488411 1920 (partial index only)] can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search.
 
'''Ancestry--'''All available census records for Georgia are indexed at [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com].
 
'''1820-1860 Indexes--'''Printed and microfiche statewide census indexes are available at the Family History Library for the 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860 censuses.
 
'''Soundex--'''Microfilm [[Soundex|soundex]] (phonetic) indexes exist for the 1880 (partial index), 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses. The 1910 index is in two parts. The first part indexes the cities of Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, and Savannah, and the second indexes the remainder of the state.
 
'''Miracode--'''The 1930 census for Georgia has a [[Soundex|miracode]] index, which is a phonetic index similar to Soundex.
 
== State Census  ==
 
State censuses taken in various years from 1786 to 1890 have survived for a few Georgia counties. These are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. Some county censuses for the years 1827 to 1890 are also at the Family History Library.
 
Most of the available state censuses are indexed in:
 
*Townsend, Brigid S. ''Indexes to Seven State Census Reports for Counties in Georgia, 1838-1845''. Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1975. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=166497&disp=Indexes+to+seven+state+census+reports+fo%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.8 X2pt].)  
*''Censuses for Georgia Counties: Taliferro 1827, Lumpkin 1838, Chatham 1845''. Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1979. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=166497&disp=Indexes+to+seven+state+census+reports+fo%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.8 X2c].)
 
== Web Sites  ==
 
[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=allCollections;r=0 FamilySearch Record Search] has free census indexes and images for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1900; but indexes only for 1880, and 1920.
 
Ancestry $$: [http://ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
 
Heritage Quest Online: [http://heritagequest.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
 
Census Online: [http://cneusonline. http://www.census-online.com/links/GA/]
 
Genealogy Today: [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ga/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ga/census.html]
 
Access Genealogy: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/georgia.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/georgia.htm]
 
Census Finder: &nbsp;[http://www.censusfinder.com/georgia.htm http://www.censusfinder.com/georgia.htm]
 
Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]  
 
== References  ==
 
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Georgia.ASP Georgia Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
 
[[Category:Georgia|Georgia]]

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Availability[edit | edit source]

1790-1810--The 1790, 1800, and 1810 censuses have been lost.

1820-- There is no 1820 report for the counties of Franklin, Rabun, and Twiggs, and part of Columbia.

1820-1930--The U.S. federal censuses for Georgia are available from 1820 through 1930.

The 1890 census was destroyed, except for some returns for the city of Columbus.

United States Censuses 1850-1920—Free Internet census indexes and images to the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (index only), 1900, and 1920 (partial index only) can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. These indexes show every name listed on the census, and except for 1880 and 1920, are also linked to census images including information about each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

In addition to published tax lists, some substitutes for the early missing censuses include:

  • Coulter, E. Merton, and Albert B. Saye. A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1949. (Family History Library book 975.8 W2L; film 007092.) This is for the period 1733 to 1747. It is updated by the Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly 19 (1983): 111-131. (Family History Library book 975.8 B2ga.)
  • De Lamar, Marie, and Elizabeth Rothstein. The Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia. 1976. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. (Family History Library book 975.8 X2L.)

Wood, Virginia S., and Ralph V. Wood. 1805 Georgia Land Lottery. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Greenwood Press, 1964. (Family History Library book 975.8 R2wv .)

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

1788--Georgia became a state.

Special Censuses[edit | edit source]

Mortality Schedules[edit | edit source]

1850-1880--Mortality schedules exist for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Copies of the schedules (Family History Library microfilms 422413-18) and indexes are at the Family History Library.

1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search - Pilot Site. Mortality schedules provided nationwide death statistics for the twelve months prior to the 1850 census.  Key genealogical facts found on the 1850 mortality schedule are: Name, age, sex, color, married or widowed, birthplace, month of death, occupation, cause of death.

Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

Georgia was never a territory, so it does not have a territorial census.

Indexes[edit | edit source]

United States Census Indexes 1850-1920—Free Internet census indexes to the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1920 (partial index only) can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search.

Ancestry--All available census records for Georgia are indexed at www.ancestry.com.

1820-1860 Indexes--Printed and microfiche statewide census indexes are available at the Family History Library for the 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860 censuses.

Soundex--Microfilm soundex (phonetic) indexes exist for the 1880 (partial index), 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses. The 1910 index is in two parts. The first part indexes the cities of Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, and Savannah, and the second indexes the remainder of the state.

Miracode--The 1930 census for Georgia has a miracode index, which is a phonetic index similar to Soundex.

State Census[edit | edit source]

State censuses taken in various years from 1786 to 1890 have survived for a few Georgia counties. These are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. Some county censuses for the years 1827 to 1890 are also at the Family History Library.

Most of the available state censuses are indexed in:

  • Townsend, Brigid S. Indexes to Seven State Census Reports for Counties in Georgia, 1838-1845. Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1975. (Family History Library book 975.8 X2pt.)
  • Censuses for Georgia Counties: Taliferro 1827, Lumpkin 1838, Chatham 1845. Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1979. (Family History Library book 975.8 X2c.)

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Record Search has free census indexes and images for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1900; but indexes only for 1880, and 1920.

Ancestry $$: http://www.ancestry.com

Heritage Quest Online: http://www.heritagequestonline.com

Census Online: http://www.census-online.com/links/GA/

Genealogy Today: http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ga/census.html

Access Genealogy: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/georgia.htm

Census Finder:  http://www.censusfinder.com/georgia.htm

Mortality Schedules:  http://mortalityschedules.com/

References[edit | edit source]

Georgia Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.

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