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| Online Sources for census records | | '''Online Indexes''' |
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| Most online census records can be searched much faster than census records on microfilm, because users can search online without having to know the state where an ancestor lived. Some Web sites only have census indexes. Others contain indexes linked to images of the original census sheets. Census sheets show more data than the indexes.
| | [[www.ancestry.com|Ancestry.com]] ($$): Has all available years searchable by the name, birth year, and many other options, with links to the digitized images of the census pages. |
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| Ancestry at www.ancestry.com allows you to search all available years of the censuses by the name of an ancestor. Digitized images of the census pages are also on the site. Ancestry is a subscription site. Many family history centers have a subscription. Contact the center in your area to ask if they do. If you prefer, you can pay for a personal subscription.
| | [[www.heritagequestonline.com/|HeritageQuest Online]]: Has indexes for most of the census years and images for all years. While they do not offer personal subscriptions, a public or academic library near you likely subscribes. The way the census was indexed is different from the way Ancestry was indexed. |
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| HeritageQuest Online at www.heritagequestonline.com/ has indexes and images for most of the census years. It is a subscription site aimed at libraries and institutions. They do not offer personal subscriptions. The way the census was indexed is different from the way Ancestry was indexed. Check with a public or academic library in your area to ask if they have a subscription.
| | '''Book Indexes''' |
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| FamilySearch at www.familysearch.org/ has indexes and transcriptions from the 1880 U.S. census. Each entry includes the Family History Library film number, the U.S. National Archives film number, and a page number.
| | *Jackson, Ronald Vern. AIS Microfiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (No Family History Library fiche number but available at many Family History Centers.) Several Virginia 1607-1810 tax and residents lists and the 1810 census index are combined together on Search 1. Separate 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 indexes are on other searches. |
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| Census Online at www.census-online.com/links/ contains multiple census links for U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
| | Statewide indexes are available for the 1810 (partial),1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870, censuses. |
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| Genealogy Links U.S. Census at www.warnes.net/Teslacorp/GenealogyLinks/ links to census tools and instructions. Links to some indexes and images are also found here.
| | County-wide indexes sometimes help locate names overlooked in statewide indexes. Several county-wide indexes are listed in the Family History Library Catalog '''Place Search''' under VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - CENSUS. |
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| Cyndi’s List at www.cyndislist.com/census.htm contains a census section that shows many links.
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| http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/?o_xid=0028727949&o_lid=0028727949&o_xt=28727949 <br>Master Indexes
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| Some of the indexes mentioned above are combined into composite master indexes of several census years, states, and census types:
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| FamilyFinder™ Index and Viewer: Version 4.0. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 1997. (Family History Library compact disc no. 9 1997 index [does not circulate to Family History Centers]). Single, composite index to several Virginia 1607-1810 tax and residents lists, some 1735-1880 Virginia marriage records, an the 1810-1870 Virginia federal censuses. Includes the following Jackson indexes:
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| Jackson, Ronald Vern. AIS Microfiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (No Family History Library fiche number but available at many Family History Centers.) Several Virginia 1607-1810 tax and residents lists and the 1810 census index are combined together on Search 1. Separate 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 indexes are on other searches. <br>
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| == Special Censuses == | | == Special Censuses == |