Kentucky Census: Difference between revisions

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'''1810-1870--'''Statewide surname indexes for the censuses have been published.  
'''1810-1870--'''Statewide surname indexes for the censuses have been published.  


'''1880-1930--'''There is a SOUNDEX (phonetic) index on microfilm.
'''1880-1930--'''There is a SOUNDEX (phonetic) index on microfilm.  


Separate indexes of many Kentucky counties are available for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses.  
Separate indexes of many Kentucky counties are available for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses.  
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*''Census Descriptions and Geographical Subdivisions and Enumeration Districts''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, T1224 and T1210. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Service, 1977–1978. These describe the boundaries of the area covered by each census taker. The films for Kentucky are:
*''Census Descriptions and Geographical Subdivisions and Enumeration Districts''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, T1224 and T1210. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Service, 1977–1978. These describe the boundaries of the area covered by each census taker. The films for Kentucky are:


1880 --Family History Library film 1402860 <br>1900-- Family History Library film 1303022 <br>1910-- Family History Library film 1374004 <br>1920 --Family History Library film 1842707<br>1930--
1880 --FHL film 1402860 <br>1900-- FHL film 1303022 <br>1910-- FHL film 1374004 <br>1920 --FHL film 1842707<br>1930-- FHL film


<br>Maps are good tools to use with censuses because of the many boundary changes over the years. A publication that shows county boundary changes during census years in Kentucky is Thorndale and Dollarhide’s Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920, cited in the "Maps" section of the United States Research Outline under the subheading "Locating Township and County Boundaries."
<br>Maps are good tools to use with censuses because of the many boundary changes over the years. A publication that shows county boundary changes during census years in Kentucky is Thorndale and Dollarhide’s ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920.''


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