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''Purpose:'' This page lists strategies for making research progress on families who lived in a place where most of the records are lost. <br> | ''Purpose:'' This page lists strategies for making research progress on families who lived in a place where most of the records are lost. <br> | ||
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The phrase "burned counties" was first used for research in Virginia where many county records were destroyed in courthouse fires, or during the Civil War.<ref>An example of relatively early use of the phrase “burned counties” is found in a regularly featured periodical article which first appeared as “Records from Burned Counties,” ''Virginia Genealogical Society Bulletin'', 4, issue 3 (July 1966) ({{FHL|41739|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 B2vs v. 4}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61483708 WorldCat entry]).</ref> The strategies for researching places where a local courthouse or repository was wiped out by flood, fire, war, or cleaning-streak clerks are useful in similar situations all around the United States, Canada, and throughout the world. | The phrase "burned counties" was first used for research in Virginia where many county records were destroyed in courthouse fires, or during the Civil War.<ref>An example of relatively early use of the phrase “burned counties” is found in a regularly featured periodical article which first appeared as “Records from Burned Counties,” ''Virginia Genealogical Society Bulletin'', 4, issue 3 (July 1966) ({{FHL|41739|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 B2vs v. 4}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61483708 WorldCat entry]).</ref> The strategies for researching places where a local courthouse or repository was wiped out by flood, fire, war, or cleaning-streak clerks are useful in similar situations all around the United States, Canada, and throughout the world. | ||
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|+ '''Burned Counties: A Partial List for Selected States'''<br>(as listed on the Internet at genealogyinc.com)<br> | |+ '''Burned Counties: A Partial List for Selected States'''<br>(as listed on the Internet at genealogyinc.com)<br> | ||
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| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/alabama/al-counties.html#courthouse Alabama]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | Hawaii<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/massachusetts/ma-counties.html#courthouse Massachusetts]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/newmexico/nm-counties.html#courthouse New Mexico]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/southdakota/sd-counties.html#courthouse South Dakota]<br> | ||
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| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.gendisasters.com/ak/ Alaska]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/idaho/id-counties.html#courthouse Idaho]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/michigan/mi-counties.html#courthouse Michigan]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/newyork/ny-counties.html#couthouse New York]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/tennessee/tn-counties.html#courthouse Tennessee]<br> | ||
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| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/arizona/az-counties.html#courthouse Arizona] | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/illinois/il-counties.html#courthouse Illinois] | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/minnesota/mn-counties.html#courthouse Minnesota] | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/northcarolina/nc-counties.html#courthouse North Carolina] | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/texas/tx-counties.html#courthouse Texas] | ||
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| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/arkansas/ar-counties.html#courthouse Arkansas]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/indiana/in-counties.html#courthouse Indiana]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/mississippi/ms-counties.html#courthouse Mississippi]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/northdakota/nd-counties.html#courthouse North Dakota]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/utah/ut-counties.html#courthouse Utah]<br> | ||
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| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/california/ca-counties.html#courthouse California]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/iowa/ia-counties.html#courthouse Iowa]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/missouri/mo-counties.html#courthouse Missouri]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/ohio/oh-counties.html#courthouse Ohio]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/vermont/vt-counties.html#courthouse Vermont]<br> | ||
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| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/colorado/co-counties.html#courthouse Colorado]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/kansas/ks-counties.html#courthouse Kansas]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/montana/mt-counties.html#courthouse Montana]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/oklahoma/ok-counties.html#courthouse Oklahoma]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/virginia/va-counties.html#courthouse Virginia]<br> | ||
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| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/connecticut/ct-counties.html#courthouse Connecticut]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/kentucky/ky-counties.html#courthouse Kentucky]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/nebraska/ne-counties.html#courthouse Nebraska]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/oregon/or-counties.html#courthouse Oregon]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/washington/wa-counties.html#courthouse Washington]<br> | ||
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| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/delaware/de-counties.html#courthouse Delaware]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/louisiana/la-counties.html#courthouse Louisiana]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/nevada/nv-counties.html#courthouse Nevada]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/pennsylvania/pa-counties.html#courthouse Pennsylvania]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/westvirginia/wv-counties.html#courthouse West Virginia]<br> | ||
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| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/florida/fl-counties.html#courthouse Florida]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/maine/me-counties.html#courthouse Maine]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/newhampshire/nh-counties.html#courthouse New Hampshire]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/rhodeisland/ri-counties.html#courthouse Rhode Island]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/wisconsin/wi-counties.html#courthouse Wisconsin]<br> | ||
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| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/ga-counties.html#courthouse Georgia]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/maryland/md-counties.html#courthouse Maryland]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/newjersey/nj-counties.html#courthouse New Jersey]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/southcarolina/sc-counties.html#courthouse South Carolina]<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | [http://www.genealogyinc.com/wyoming/wy-counties.html#courthouse Wyoming] | ||
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'''See also [[:Category:Places with historic record loss]]<br><br> | |||
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