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''[[United States|United States ]] >  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] >  [[Nebraska|Nebraska]]  >  [[Nebraska_Census|Census]]''  
''[[United States|United States ]] >  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] >  [[Nebraska|Nebraska]]  >  [[Nebraska Census|Census]]''  


== Why use census records?  ==
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Censuses are the basic records used for identifying your ancestors. The records give the places where your ancestors lived, dates and places of birth, and family members. You can also locate neighbors' names, learn about immigration, and other information. Many censuses are indexed and these indexes and images can be found on the Internet. This is the easiest way to find information about your ancestors.
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=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
 
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
For a list of available and missing Nebraska censuses, [[Nebraska Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].  
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.  
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.
*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].


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In '''1860''', Nebraska Territory encompassed most of present-day Nebraska and parts of the present-day states of Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota, and Colorado. The '''1860''' Nebraska Territory non-population schedules have mixed coverage.  
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Nebraska Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].


Published transcripts for 35 of the 48 counties in the '''1870''' census are available.
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A street index for the city of Omaha that can help you use the&nbsp;'''1910''' census is on Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=232848&disp=Cross+index+to+selected+city+streets+and%20%20&columns=*,0,0 fiche 6331481].
 
== Special Censuses  ==
 
Mortality schedules for 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 are at the Nebraska State Historical Society at [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/ http://www.nebraskahistory.org/]. The National Archives and the Family History Library have copies on microfilm. The library also has copies of published indexes for the 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 schedules.


[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1888]
=== Online Nebraska indexes and images  ===


== Territorial and State Censuses  ==
{{Census Online Nebraska}}


'''1854, 1855, 1856, 1865, and 1869'''&nbsp;Territorial and state censuses exist for parts of Nebraska.<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1245544373687_672" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1245544373703_862" /> The county enumerations of several eastern Nebraska counties, were published in:&nbsp;[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Journals/NMGR/censindx.html ''The Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record'', vols. 13-22, 1932-44] (Family History Library film 162018).&nbsp;The State Archives at the Nebraska State Historical Society has a card index for the 1865 and 1869 censuses. The existing records are at the Nebraska State Historical Society.
=== Federal population schedules  ===


The '''1854, 1855, and 1856''' Nebraska territorial censuses have been transcribed, indexed, and published in: Cox, Eunice Evelyn. ''1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory Censuses''. Ellensburg, Washington: Cox, 1977. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=183518&disp=1854%2C+1855%2C+1856+Nebraska+Territory+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 978.2 X2p 1854-1856; film 1036024 item 2; fiche 6051283].)
==== Microfilm images  ====


'''1885''' The Federal Government took a special census of Nebraska, which is on 56 microfilms at the Family History Library and at the Nebraska State Historical Society. The society also has the state ''Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1886'' and a card index made from the directory that provides a partial index to the census. The Family History Library does not have the directory or the card index.  
In '''1860''', Nebraska Territory encompassed most of present-day Nebraska and parts of the present-day states of Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota, and Colorado.  


'''1913-1914''' A detailed census of German immigrants from Russia living in Lincoln was taken for Nebraska. The information is similar to that found in the 1900 census, but the town or colony of birth is also given. It is arranged by street. (Family History Library film 833157.)
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====


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


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=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
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'''Free at Some Libraries'''


'''(Use these links for access when at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers)'''
==== Online indexes and images  ====


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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1869'''<br>
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| '''1870'''  
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| valign="middle" | '''1910'''
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'''United States Censuses 1850-1920'''—Free Internet census indexes 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1920 (partial index only) can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. These indexes are also linked to census images (for 1850, 1870, and 1900) which show every name listed and each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors. Registered FamilySearch users can access 1880 census images by logging in and entering through the "Advanced Search" feature of FamilySearch.  
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
Mortality schedules for 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 are at the Nebraska State Historical Society at [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/ http://www.nebraskahistory.org/]. The National Archives and the Family History Library have copies on microfilm. The library also has copies of published indexes for the 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 schedules.
 
*
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Nebraska, [[Nebraska Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
 
=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
 
*'''1917 '''Counties: Cass <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1898 '''Counties: Gage <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1885''' Counties: Extant for all counties except Blaine and Chase. <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1884 '''Counties: Madison <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1882 '''Counties: Cass <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1881 '''Counties: Cass <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1880 '''Counties: Cass, Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1879 '''Counties: Cass, Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1878 '''counties: Cass, Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1877 '''Counties: Cass <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1876 '''Counties: Cass, Frontier, Sarpy (Richardson Precinct) <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1875 '''Counties: Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1874 '''Counties: Jefferson, Kearney, Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1872 '''Counties: Dawson <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1870''' Counties: Lancaster <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1869''' Counties: Butler, Stanton <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1865''' Counties: Butler, Cumings, Lancaster (Saltillo and Lancaster Precincts), Otoe <ref name="newh" /><ref name="npcr" />
*'''1864 '''Counties: Cedar <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1858 '''Counties: Otoe (Nebraska City) <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1856''' Counties:&nbsp;&nbsp;Burt, Cass, Clay, Cumings, Dakota, Dodge (Northern and Southern Districts),&nbsp;Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Platte, Richardson, Washington &nbsp;<ref name="newh" /> <ref name="npcr" />
*'''1855''' Counties: Cass (census and index), Dodge, Douglas, Franklin (records and index), Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson <ref name="newh" /><ref name="npcr" />
*'''1854 '''all 6 districts <ref name="newh">State Census Register: State and County Census Register Located at the Family History Library. (Salt Lake City: FHL, 2005), 2: 771-8.</ref> <ref name="npcr">“Nebraska Population Census Records at the Nebraska State Historical Society [Internet site]” at http://www.nebraskahistory.org/ (accessed 3 Jan 2010).</ref>
 
*'''1913-1914''' A detailed census of [[Germans from Russia|German immigrants from Russia living]] in Lincoln was taken for Nebraska. The information is similar to that found in the 1900 census, but the town or colony of birth is also given. It is arranged by street. (Family History Library film 833157.)
*'''1885''' The Federal Government took a special census of Nebraska, which is on 56 microfilms at the Family History Library and at the Nebraska State Historical Society. The society also has the state ''Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1886'' and a card index made from the directory that provides a partial index to the census. The Family History Library does not have the directory or the card index.
*The '''1854, 1855, and 1856''' Nebraska territorial censuses have been transcribed, indexed, and published in: Cox, Eunice Evelyn. ''1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory Censuses''. Ellensburg, Washington: Cox, 1977. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=183518&disp=1854%2C+1855%2C+1856+Nebraska+Territory+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 978.2 X2p 1854-1856; film 1036024 item 2; fiche 6051283].)
*'''1854, 1855, 1856, 1865, and 1869''' Territorial and state censuses exist for parts of Nebraska. The county enumerations of several eastern Nebraska counties, were published in:[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Journals/NMGR/censindx.html ''The Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record'', vols. 13-22, 1932-44] (Family History Library film 162018).&nbsp;The State Archives at the Nebraska State Historical Society has a card index for the 1865 and 1869 censuses. The existing records are at the Nebraska State Historical Society.
 
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===


[http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=35 Ancestry] ($), a subscription Internet site, has indexes and images to all available federal census population, veterans, slave, and mortality schedules from 1790 to 1930.  
For a list of available and missing Nebraska censuses, [[Nebraska Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>


[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse HeritageQuest], an Internet service available at selected libraries, has images to all available federal census population and slave schedules from 1790 to 1930, and indexes to some but not all.
=== Why use a census?  ===


[http://www.footnote.com/institution-index.php Footnote] ($), a subscription Internet site has indexes and images to the 1860 and 1930 censuses for some states.  
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.  


[http://www.census-online.com/links/NE/ Census Online]
=== More about censuses  ===


[http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ne/census.html Genealogy Today]&nbsp;This site offers a selection of both free and fee-based databases. The name indexes of all fee-based databases can be searched without a subscription.
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  


[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/nebraska.htm Access Genealogy]  
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]


[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules]
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== References  ==
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[[Category:Nebraska|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.


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

Online Nebraska indexes and images[edit | edit source]

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Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

In 1860, Nebraska Territory encompassed most of present-day Nebraska and parts of the present-day states of Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota, and Colorado.

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

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

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Nebraska

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1860 Mortality - - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Mortality schedules for 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 are at the Nebraska State Historical Society at http://www.nebraskahistory.org/. The National Archives and the Family History Library have copies on microfilm. The library also has copies of published indexes for the 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 schedules.

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

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

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

  • 1917 Counties: Cass [1]
  • 1898 Counties: Gage [1]
  • 1885 Counties: Extant for all counties except Blaine and Chase. [1]
  • 1884 Counties: Madison [1]
  • 1882 Counties: Cass [1]
  • 1881 Counties: Cass [1]
  • 1880 Counties: Cass, Lancaster [1]
  • 1879 Counties: Cass, Lancaster [1]
  • 1878 counties: Cass, Lancaster [1]
  • 1877 Counties: Cass [1]
  • 1876 Counties: Cass, Frontier, Sarpy (Richardson Precinct) [1]
  • 1875 Counties: Lancaster [1]
  • 1874 Counties: Jefferson, Kearney, Lancaster [1]
  • 1872 Counties: Dawson [1]
  • 1870 Counties: Lancaster [1]
  • 1869 Counties: Butler, Stanton [1]
  • 1865 Counties: Butler, Cumings, Lancaster (Saltillo and Lancaster Precincts), Otoe [2][1]
  • 1864 Counties: Cedar [1]
  • 1858 Counties: Otoe (Nebraska City) [1]
  • 1856 Counties:  Burt, Cass, Clay, Cumings, Dakota, Dodge (Northern and Southern Districts), Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Platte, Richardson, Washington  [2] [1]
  • 1855 Counties: Cass (census and index), Dodge, Douglas, Franklin (records and index), Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson [2][1]
  • 1854 all 6 districts [2] [1]
  • 1913-1914 A detailed census of German immigrants from Russia living in Lincoln was taken for Nebraska. The information is similar to that found in the 1900 census, but the town or colony of birth is also given. It is arranged by street. (Family History Library film 833157.)
  • 1885 The Federal Government took a special census of Nebraska, which is on 56 microfilms at the Family History Library and at the Nebraska State Historical Society. The society also has the state Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1886 and a card index made from the directory that provides a partial index to the census. The Family History Library does not have the directory or the card index.
  • The 1854, 1855, and 1856 Nebraska territorial censuses have been transcribed, indexed, and published in: Cox, Eunice Evelyn. 1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory Censuses. Ellensburg, Washington: Cox, 1977. (Family History Library book 978.2 X2p 1854-1856; film 1036024 item 2; fiche 6051283.)
  • 1854, 1855, 1856, 1865, and 1869 Territorial and state censuses exist for parts of Nebraska. The county enumerations of several eastern Nebraska counties, were published in:The Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record, vols. 13-22, 1932-44 (Family History Library film 162018). The State Archives at the Nebraska State Historical Society has a card index for the 1865 and 1869 censuses. The existing records are at the Nebraska State Historical Society.

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Nebraska 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]

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Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 “Nebraska Population Census Records at the Nebraska State Historical Society [Internet site]” at http://www.nebraskahistory.org/ (accessed 3 Jan 2010).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 State Census Register: State and County Census Register Located at the Family History Library. (Salt Lake City: FHL, 2005), 2: 771-8.
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