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Censuses were taken in Arkansas in different years than the federal censuses. These censuses may have different data compared to federal censuses. Check these censuses for more information on a family.  
Censuses were taken in Arkansas in different years than the federal censuses. These censuses may have different data compared to federal censuses. Check these censuses for more information on a family.  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3534 Compiled Census and Census substitutes Index, 1819-1870] at Ancestry.com ($)


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Revision as of 12:53, 24 April 2014

United States  go to  U.S. Census  go to  Arkansas  go to  Census

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  • If at first you don't find a name, try again under another spelling.
  • Photocopy each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
  • Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime.
  • On the family group record show each person's census listings.
  • Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in community context.

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  • For a list of the exact date of each federal census, click here.

Online Arkansas indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Arkansas

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm Images[edit | edit source]

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
1940 N/A 1910 and Soundex 1870 1840
1930 1900 and Soundex 1860 1830
1920 and Soundex 1880 and Soundex 1850


Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1910 T624 and Soundex T1260 1870 M593         1840
1930 T626 1900 T623 and Soundex T1034 1860 M653 1830
1920 T625 and Soundex M1550 1880 T9 and Soundex T736 1850 M432


Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Arkansas, click here

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Arkansas

Free Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card) Pay
Year Type Record Search Census Bureau Google Book Heritage Quest Ancestry FHL Ancestry Library Ancestry Home
1880 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1860 Slave owner - - - Link[1] Link Link Link
1860 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1850 Slave owner Link - - Link[1] Link Link Link
1850 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1840 Pensioners Link BookLink BookLink - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Family History LibraryFederal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Arkansas

  • 1850 - 1880 Arkansas mortality schedules, production of agriculture schedules and manufacturer's schedule FHL films 1549729-33.

National ArchivesFederal Census Non-Population ScheduleMicrofilms for Arkansas

  • 1935 Census of Business
  • 1820 - 1880 Census of Manufactures

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Arkansas, click here.

State, territorial, and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]

Censuses were taken in Arkansas in different years than the federal censuses. These censuses may have different data compared to federal censuses. Check these censuses for more information on a family.

Arkansas
1911 Arkansas Confederate veterans: 44 counties survive.[2][3]
1865 Washington County only.[2]
1829 Sherriff's census missing counties: Hempstead, Izard, Lafayette, Phillips, Pope, Pulaski, and Sevier.[2]
1823 Sherriff's census Arkansas county only.[2]
1798 Post of Arkansas[4]
1796 Post of Arkansas.[4]
1794 Post of Arkansas.[4]
1793 Post of Arkansas.[4]
1791 Post of Arkansas.[4]
1777 Post and Arkansas Indian Nation.[4]
1770 Post of Arkansas.[4]
1768 Post of Arkansas.[4]
1766 Post of Arkansas.[4]
1749 Post of Arkansas.[4]
1726 Post of Arkansas.[4]
1723 Sotehouy.[4]

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Arkansas censuses, click here.

Why use a census?[edit | edit source]

A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.

More about censuses[edit | edit source]

Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:

Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 19-20.
  3. Bobbie J. McLane, and Capitola Glazner, Arkansas 1911 Census of Confederate Veterans 3 v. ([S.l. : s.n.], 1977-1981)[FHL Book 976.7 X2m; Fiche 6019335], and Bobbie Jones McLane, An Index to the Three Volumes, Arkansas 1911 Census of Confederate Veterans (Hot Springs, Arkansas : Arkansas Ancestors, 1988)[FHL Book 976.7 X2m index].
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Morris S. Arnold, and Dorothy Jones Core, Arkansas Colonials: A Collection of French and Spanish Records Listing Early Europeans in the Arkansas 1686-1804 (DeWitt, Ark.: DeWitt Pub., 1986.)[FHL Book 976.7 H2a].