Handbooks & Manuals
The American Census Handbook.
Kemp, Thomas J., Wilmington, DE : Scholarly Resources, 2001.
REF CS 49 .K4 2001
State Census Records.
Lainhart, Ann S., Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1992.
REF CS 68 .Z9 L37 1992
State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States.
Library of Congress.
GOVT C 3.2: St 2/7/790-940
Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920.
Thorndale, William & William Dollarhide, Baltimore : Genealogical Pub., 1987.
REF G 1201 .F7 T5 1987
North Carolina Census Indexes
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: North Carolina.
REF F 251 .N87 no.1
Index to the 1800 Census of North Carolina. REF F 253 .B46
Index to the 1810 Census of North Carolina. REF F 253 .B462
1820 Federal Census North Carolina: Supplemented with Tax Lists. REF F 253 .P67
North Carolina 1820 Census Index. REF F 253 .J233
North Carolina 1830 Census Index. REF F 253 .J234
North Carolina 1840 Census Index. REF F 253 .J235
North Carolina 1850 Census Index. REF F 253 .J236
North Carolina 1860 Census Index. 2v. REF F 253 .J237
North Carolina 1870 Census Index. 3v. REF F 253 .N67
Index (soundex) to population schedules. North Carolina:
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1880 Census: NC. (Pub. #T766, reels 1-79) |
MICROFILM 341d |
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1890 Census: NC. (Pub. #M496, rolls 1-2) |
MICROFILM 341e |
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1900 Census: NC. (Pub. #T1063, Rolls 1-168) |
MICROFILM 342a |
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1910 Census: NC. (Pub. #T1271, Rolls 1-178) |
MICROFILM 342c |
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1920 Census: NC. (Pub. #M1579, rolls 1-166) |
MICROFILM 342e |
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1930 Census: NC. (Pub. #M2056, rolls 1-169) |
MICROFILM 342g |
North Carolina Censuses
State Census of North Carolina, 1784-1787.
North Carolina State Department of Archives and History.
REF F 258 .N9 1971a
Population Schedules of the First Census of the United States, 1790: North Carolina.
(Pub. #M637, Roll 7)
MICROFILM 341, MFILM INDEX 341
Population Schedules of the Census of the United States: North Carolina.
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Second Census, 1800: North Carolina. |
MICROFILM 340a |
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Third Census, 1810: North Carolina. |
MICROFILM 340b |
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Fourth Census, 1820: North Carolina. |
MICROFILM 340c |
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Fifth Census, 1830: North Carolina. |
MICROFILM 340d |
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Sixth Census, 1840: North Carolina. |
MICROFILM 340e |
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Seventh Census, 1850: North Carolina. |
MICROFILM 341 |
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Eighth Census, 1860: North Carolina. |
MICROFILM 341a |
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9th Census of the U. S., 1870: North Carolina. |
MICROFILM 341b |
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10th Census of the U. S., 1880: North Carolina. |
MICROFILM 341c |
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11th Census of the U. S., 1890. |
MICROFILM 341e |
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12th Census of the U.S., 1900: North Carolina. |
MICROFILM 342 |
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13th Census of the U.S., 1910: North Carolina. |
MICROFILM 342b |
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14th Census of the U.S., 1920: North Carolina. |
MICROFILM 342d |
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15th Census of the U.S., 1930: North Carolina. |
MICROFILM 342f |
Other Censuses
1880 United States Census Transcription [Online]. (All states)
1881 British Isles Census Transcription [Online].
1881 Canadian Census Transcription [Online].
The Spanish Censuses of Pensacola, 1784-1820: A Genealogical Guide to Spanish Pensacola. Coker, William S. & G. Douglas Inglis.
GEN F 319 .P4 S62
1770-1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements: Davidson, Sumner, and Tennessee Counties (in what is now Tennessee). Fulcher, Richard C.
GEN F 435 .F84 1987
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790:
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Connecticut. |
REF F 99 .U5 |
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Pennsylvania. |
REF F 153 .U5 |
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Maine. |
REF F 24 .U5 |
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Rhode Island. |
REF F 83 .U5 |
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Maryland. |
REF F 185 .U5 |
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South Carolina. |
REF F 273 .U5 |
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Massachusetts. |
REF F 69 .U52 |
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Vermont. |
REF F 52 .U5 |
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New Hampshire. |
REF F 38 .A57 |
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Virginia. |
REF F 230 .U5 |
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New York. |
REF F 123 .U5 |
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The Eastern Cherokees: A Census of the Cherokee Nation in North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia in 1851. Siler, David W.
REF E 99 .C5 S49
Cherokee Old Settlers Roll 1895 & Index to Payment Roll 1896.
Watson, Larry S.
REF E 99 .C5 W372 1992
Websites
HeritageQuest Online
Available to WCU students, staff and faculty.
A collection of research sources for tracing family history. These include family and local history books, U.S. Federal Census records, the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) - an index to genealogy and local history journals, and Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application files.
The Federal Population Censuses: Catalogs of NARA Microfilm.
http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs.html
The Soundex Indexing System.
This page explains the soundex indexing system and provides a soundex coding guide.
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/soundex.html
USGenWeb Census Transcriptions.
A part of the USGenWeb Project, this site provides links to transcriptions of the Federal Census for selected states, counties, and years.
http://www.us-census.org/states/