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Statewide surname indexes for the 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860 censuses have been published. Indexes for the 1870 census for Chicago and Cook County are also available in book form. There is a SOUNDEX (phonetic) index on microfilm for part of the 1880 census (households with children born between the last half of 1879 and census day in 1880) and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses. | Statewide surname indexes for the 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860 censuses have been published. Indexes for the 1870 census for Chicago and Cook County are also available in book form. There is a SOUNDEX (phonetic) index on microfilm for part of the 1880 census (households with children born between the last half of 1879 and census day in 1880) and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses. | ||
Countywide indexes to federal censuses often contain the names of every person in the household and may also include heads of households that were overlooked or whose names were misspelled in statewide indexes. Countywide indexes can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using | Countywide indexes to federal censuses often contain the names of every person in the household and may also include heads of households that were overlooked or whose names were misspelled in statewide indexes. Countywide indexes can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under: | ||
ILLINOIS, [COUNTY]- CENSUS- [YEAR]- INDEXES | ILLINOIS, [COUNTY]- CENSUS- [YEAR]- INDEXES | ||
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FamilyFinder™ Index and Viewer Version 4.0. Brøderbund Software, Orem, Utah, 1997. FamilyTreeMaker and FamilyFinder are trademarks of Brøderbund Software, Inc. (FHL compact disc no.9 1997 index.) This index can be searched by name but not by locality or record type. (Not available at Family History Centers.) This is part of Family Tree Maker’s Family Archives series. | FamilyFinder™ Index and Viewer Version 4.0. Brøderbund Software, Orem, Utah, 1997. FamilyTreeMaker and FamilyFinder are trademarks of Brøderbund Software, Inc. (FHL compact disc no.9 1997 index.) This index can be searched by name but not by locality or record type. (Not available at Family History Centers.) This is part of Family Tree Maker’s Family Archives series. | ||
To locate other multistate census indexes in the Family History Library Catalog, use | To locate other multistate census indexes in the Family History Library Catalog, use a Place Search under: | ||
UNITED STATES- CENSUS- [YEAR]- INDEXES | UNITED STATES- CENSUS- [YEAR]- INDEXES | ||
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National Archives Microfilm Publications T1224 and T1210. These describe the boundaries of the area covered by each census taker: | National Archives Microfilm Publications T1224 and T1210. These describe the boundaries of the area covered by each census taker: | ||
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<br | <br>United States. Bureau of the Census. ''Cross Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts, 1910 Census''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1283. Washington D.C.: National Archives, 1984. (FHL fiche 6331481 [set of 51 fiche].) Commonly referred to as the 39 Cities Index, this is arranged by street addresses and gives the corresponding 1910 census enumeration districts. Chicago is on parts 6–12 of the fiche, and Peoria is on part 37. | ||
Maps are helpful tools to use with censuses because of the many boundary changes over the years. Two publications are especially helpful to use with censuses in Illinois: Long’s ''Illinois, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'', cited in the "[[Illinois Maps|Maps]]" section of this outline; and Thorndale and Dollarhide’s ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920'', cited in the "[[United States Maps|Maps]]" section of the United States Research Outline under the subheading "Locating Township and County Boundaries." | Maps are helpful tools to use with censuses because of the many boundary changes over the years. Two publications are especially helpful to use with censuses in Illinois: Long’s ''Illinois, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'', cited in the "[[Illinois Maps|Maps]]" section of this outline; and Thorndale and Dollarhide’s ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920'', cited in the "[[United States Maps|Maps]]" section of the United States Research Outline under the subheading "Locating Township and County Boundaries." | ||
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Buckway, G. Eileen, and Fred Adams, comps. ''U.S. State and Special Census Register: A Listing of Family History Library Microfilm Numbers''. Two Volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1992. (FHL book 973 X2be; fiche 6104851–52.) | Buckway, G. Eileen, and Fred Adams, comps. ''U.S. State and Special Census Register: A Listing of Family History Library Microfilm Numbers''. Two Volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1992. (FHL book 973 X2be; fiche 6104851–52.) | ||
All state census records at the library, including those received since the above book was published, can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using | All state census records at the library, including those received since the above book was published, can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under: | ||
ILLINOIS - CENSUS- [YEAR] | ILLINOIS - CENSUS- [YEAR] | ||
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http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html | http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html | ||
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