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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- United States Online Census, 1790-1940
- United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 — index and images
- Nebraska, Compiled Census Index, 1854-1870, ($)
- Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885 Index and images. ($)
- Nebraska, State Census, 1885 Index and images.
- Nebraska, State Census, 1885 Index and images. ($)
- Census Records of Nebraska from Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record.
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Nebraska State Censuses Online[edit | edit source]
- Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885 Index and images. ($)
- Nebraska, State Census, 1885 Index and images.
- Nebraska, State Census, 1885 Index and images. ($)
Online Nebraska indexes and images[edit | edit source]
1900-1940[edit source]
| Online Federal and State Population Schedules of Nebraska | |||||||||||
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Internet Archive[2] | Misc. | Heritage Quest[3] | Fold3[4] | Ancestry FHL[5] | Ancestry Library[5] | Ancestry Home[5] | Archives[6] | Family Link[7] | ||
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1854-1885[edit source]
| Online Federal and State Population Schedules of Nebraska | |||||||||||
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Internet Archive[2] | Misc. | Heritage Quest[3] | Fold3[4] | Ancestry FHL[5] | Ancestry Library[5] | Ancestry Home[5] | Archives[6] | Family Link[7] | ||
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Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]
Microfilm images[edit | edit source]
| 1940 N/A | 1910 | 1870 |
| 1930 | 1900 and Soundex | 1860 |
| 1920 and Soundex | 1880 and Soundex |
| 1940 N/A | 1910 T624 | 1870 M593 |
| 1930 T626 | 1900 T623 and Soundex T1057 | 1860 M653 |
| 1920 T625 and Soundex M1573 | 1880 T9 and Soundex T760 |
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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| 1890 | Veterans | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
| 1885 | Mortality | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 1880 | Defective | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
| 1880 | Mortality | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
| 1880 | Industry | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
| 1880 | Agriculture | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
| 1870 | Social Statistics | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
| 1870 | Mortality | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
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| 1870 | Agriculture | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
| 1860 | Social Statistics | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
| 1860 | Mortality | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
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| 1860 | Agriculture | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||||
Microfilm images[edit | edit source]
Mortality schedules for 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 are also located at the Nebraska State Historical Society at http://www.nebraskahistory.org/.
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 and territorial censuses[edit | edit source]
Nebraska often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.
- 1917 Counties: Cass
- 1898 Counties: Gage
- 1885 Counties: Extant for all counties except Blaine and Chase.
- 1884 Counties: Madison
- 1882 Counties: Cass
- 1881 Counties: Cass
- 1880 Counties: Cass, Lancaster
- 1879 Counties: Cass, Lancaster
- 1878 counties: Cass, Lancaster
- 1877 Counties: Cass
- 1876 Counties: Cass, Frontier, Sarpy (Richardson Precinct)
- 1875 Counties: Lancaster
- 1874 Counties: Jefferson, Kearney, Lancaster
- 1872 Counties: Dawson
- 1870 Counties: Lancaster
- 1869 Counties: Butler, Stanton
- 1865 Counties: Butler, Cumings, Lancaster (Saltillo and Lancaster Precincts), Otoe
- 1864 Counties: Cedar
- 1858 Counties: Otoe (Nebraska City)
- 1856 Counties: Burt, Cass, Clay, Cumings, Dakota, Dodge (Northern and Southern Districts), Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Platte, Richardson, Washington
- 1855 Counties: Cass (census and index), Dodge, Douglas, Franklin (records and index), Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson
- 1854 all 6 districts [9] [10]
- 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]
Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FamilySearch, a free online service of the Family History Library, including free images of many federal censuses, including an index of the 1880 federal census of the United States; connected with 1880 census images provided by Ancestry.com, a subscription site.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Internet Archive, a free online service includes free images of most of the federal censuses.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 HeritageQuest has arranged with many subscribing public libraries in the United States to allow users free access on home computers by means of their personal library card numbers. HeritageQuest provides images of all surviving 1790 to 1930 federal censuses, and indexes to many but not all of them.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fold3, formerly known as Footnote.com, a subscription site partnering with the National Archives and includes some federal censuses. Free access is available at many public libraries.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Ancestry.com, a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving federal and many state census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an FHL edition free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a slightly smaller Library edition free only at some public libraries, and (3) a Home edition subscription service for individuals.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Archives.com, a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving federal census records, among other sources.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 FamilyLink.com, a subscription site that provides online images (and some indexes) to all surviving federal and many state census records, among other sources.
- ↑ The 1860 federal census of Nebraska Territory included what is now northeastern Colorado listed as "unorganized."
- ↑ State Census Register: State and County Census Register Located at the Family History Library. (Salt Lake City: FHL, 2005), 2: 771-8.
- ↑ “Nebraska Population Census Records at the Nebraska State Historical Society [Internet site]” at http://www.nebraskahistory.org/ (accessed 3 Jan 2010).
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