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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[Alabama|Alabama]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[Alabama_Census|Census]]''  
''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[Alabama|Alabama]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[Alabama_Census|Census]]''  


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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Alabama Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Alabama Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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=== Online Alabama indexes and images  ===
=== Online Alabama indexes and images  ===
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==== Microfilm images  ====
==== Microfilm images  ====


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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1830 1830 M19]
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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====


For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Alabama, [[Alabama Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]  
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Alabama, [[Alabama Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].


=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
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==== Online indexes and images  ====
==== Online indexes and images  ====


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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
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*'''1820''' Counties: Baldwin, Conecuh, Dallas, Franklin, Limestone, St. Clair, Shelby, Wilcox<ref name="newh" /><ref name="A1820" /><ref>Emily Anne Croom, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29564874 The Genealogist's Companion and Sourcebook]'' (Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 1994)[[{{Croom}}]], 38, cites a published version of this census in ''[{{AHQ}}]'' (Fall 1944) 6:339-515.</ref>
*'''1820''' Counties: Baldwin, Conecuh, Dallas, Franklin, Limestone, St. Clair, Shelby, Wilcox<ref name="newh" /><ref name="A1820" /><ref>Emily Anne Croom, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29564874 The Genealogist's Companion and Sourcebook]'' (Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 1994)[[{{Croom}}]], 38, cites a published version of this census in ''[{{AHQ}}]'' (Fall 1944) 6:339-515.</ref>


*''Alabama Census Returns, 1820 and an Abstract of Federal Census of Alabama, 1830. ''Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 3, 1944. [http://www.genealogical.com/ '''Free Name Search''']<ref name="name">Name Search at Genealogical.com is a comprehensive name index to 638 books and CDs published or reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company (now Genealogical.com). For a complete list of the works included, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Publications_in_Name_Search_at_Genealogical.com Publications in Name Search at Genealogical.com]</ref>;&nbsp;publisher's bookstore:&nbsp;[http://www.genealogical.com/products/Alabama_Census_Returns_1820/60.html Genealogical.com]&nbsp;; {{FHL| 42466 | item| disp=FHL Book 976.1 X2o 1820 }}&nbsp;; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48536 Ancestry] ($). <br>
*''Alabama Census Returns, 1820 and an Abstract of Federal Census of Alabama, 1830. ''Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 3, 1944. [http://www.genealogical.com/ '''Free Name Search''']<ref name="name">Name Search at Genealogical.com is a comprehensive name index to 638 books and CDs published or reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company (now Genealogical.com). For a complete list of the works included, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Publications_in_Name_Search_at_Genealogical.com Publications in Name Search at Genealogical.com]</ref>;&nbsp;publisher's bookstore:&nbsp;[http://www.genealogical.com/products/Alabama_Census_Returns_1820/60.html Genealogical.com]&nbsp;; {{FHL| 42466 | item| disp=FHL Book 976.1 X2o 1820 }}&nbsp;; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48536 Ancestry] ($).


*'''1818''' partial<ref name="newh" />  
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The 1907 census includes each person’s name, place of residence, date and place of birth, rank, date of entry into military service, date and place of discharge or separation, and name of military unit. The 1907 lists have been abstracted, indexed, and published. They are available in:  
The 1907 census includes each person’s name, place of residence, date and place of birth, rank, date of entry into military service, date and place of discharge or separation, and name of military unit. The 1907 lists have been abstracted, indexed, and published. They are available in:  


*1907 ''Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers''. Cullman, Alabama: Gregath, 1982. Five Volumes. (FHL {{FHL|976.1 X22c |disp=Book 976.1 X22c}} 1907; on four films beginning with {{FHL|435277|title-id|disp=1421815 item 23; on eight fiche beginning with 6093367}}.) The information for covers the following&nbsp;counties: Bibb, Calhoun, Chilton, Choctaw, Cleburne, Coffee, Coosa, Cullman, Dale, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Marion, Mobile, Monroe, Morgan, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties. The volumes are alphabetical by county. This book gives the soldier’s name, full birth date, city and state of birth, when and where enlisted, unit, and mustering-out date.
*1907 ''Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers''. Cullman, Alabama: Gregath, 1982. Five Volumes. (FHL {{FHL|976.1 X22c |disp=Book 976.1 X22c}} 1907; on four films beginning with {{FHL|435277|title-id|disp=1421815 item 23; on eight fiche beginning with 6093367}}.) The information covers the following counties: Bibb, Calhoun, Chilton, Choctaw, Cleburne, Coffee, Coosa, Cullman, Dale, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Marion, Mobile, Monroe, Morgan, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties. The volumes are alphabetical by county. This book gives the soldier’s name, full birth date, city and state of birth, when and where enlisted, unit, and mustering-out date.


=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
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[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  


:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]  
*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]  
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]  
*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]  
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]  
*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]  
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]  
*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]  
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
 
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