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[[Category: Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources]]
 
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''This entry was originally written by [[Wendy Bebout Elliott]], Ph.D., [[FUGA]],  for [[Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources]].''
 
''This entry was originally written by [[Wendy Bebout Elliott]], Ph.D., [[FUGA]],  for [[Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources]].''
 
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• Indexed'1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
 
• Indexed'1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
  
• Soundex'1880, 1900, 1910 (Miracode), 1920
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• Soundex'1880, 1900, [http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=5185 1910 (Miracode)], 1920
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Ancestry.com has digitized images of the entire U.S. Federal Census Schedules 1790-1930 and created searchable indexes for the images. This collection can be accessed at [http://search.ancestry.com/group/usfedcen/US+Federal+Census+Collection.aspx U.S. Federal Census Collection]. Along with the entire U.S. Federal Census collection, Ancestry.com has a collection of indexes for Kentucky ([http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=3549 Kentucky Census, 1810-90]) which were created by Accelerated Indexing Systems in 1999.  This collection contains the following indexes: 1810 Federal Census and Index; 1820 Federal Census Index; 1830 Federal Census Index; 1840 Federal Census Index; 1840 Pensioners List; 1850 Federal Census Index; 1850 Slave Schedules; 1860 Federal Census Index; 1870 Federal Census Index; 1890 Veterans Schedules; Early Census Index.
  
 
===Industry and Agriculture Schedules===
 
===Industry and Agriculture Schedules===
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Earlier U.S. censuses for Kentucky were destroyed, but published tax lists serve as a replacement for the lost 1790 and 1800 censuses. For substitutes, see these works:
 
Earlier U.S. censuses for Kentucky were destroyed, but published tax lists serve as a replacement for the lost 1790 and 1800 censuses. For substitutes, see these works:
  
*Clift, Garrett Glenn. '''Second Census' of Kentucky, 1800: A Privately Compiled and Published Enumeration of Tax Payers Appearing in the 79 Manuscript Volumes Extant of Tax Lists of the 42 Counties of Kentucky in Existence in 1800''. 1954. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982. Names of taxpayers are arranged alphabetically. Shows name, county, and date of tax list.
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*Clift, Garrett Glenn. [http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=49057 '''Second Census' of Kentucky, 1800: A Privately Compiled and Published Enumeration of Tax Payers Appearing in the 79 Manuscript Volumes Extant of Tax Lists of the 42 Counties of Kentucky in Existence in 1800'']. 1954. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982. Names of taxpayers are arranged alphabetically. Shows name, county, and date of tax list.
  
 
*''Early Kentucky Tax Records''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. Taken from the ''Register of the Kentucky Historical Society'' (see [[Kentucky Periodicals, Newspapers, and Manuscript Collections]]) and indexed by Carol Lee Ford.
 
*''Early Kentucky Tax Records''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. Taken from the ''Register of the Kentucky Historical Society'' (see [[Kentucky Periodicals, Newspapers, and Manuscript Collections]]) and indexed by Carol Lee Ford.
  
*Heinemann, Charles Brunk. '''First Census' of Kentucky, 1790''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. Privately compiled list of taxpayers arranged alphabetically assists in locating the proper county of residence. Provides name, county, and date of tax list. This volume includes a map by Bayless Hardin depicting Kentucky in 1792, with the 1818 Jackson Purchase also noted.
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*Heinemann, Charles Brunk. [http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=2003 '''First Census' of Kentucky, 1790'']. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. Privately compiled list of taxpayers arranged alphabetically assists in locating the proper county of residence. Provides name, county, and date of tax list. This volume includes a map by Bayless Hardin depicting Kentucky in 1792, with the 1818 Jackson Purchase also noted.
  
 
Only returns for sixty-five Kentucky counties remain of the 1890 Union veterans and widows schedule of the federal census of Kentucky. Extracts and indexes for many of Kentucky's censuses have been compiled and published. Original or microfilm copies of the federal census returns are available at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Several Kentucky indexes to censuses predate those published by AISI.
 
Only returns for sixty-five Kentucky counties remain of the 1890 Union veterans and widows schedule of the federal census of Kentucky. Extracts and indexes for many of Kentucky's censuses have been compiled and published. Original or microfilm copies of the federal census returns are available at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Several Kentucky indexes to censuses predate those published by AISI.
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==State School Census==
 
==State School Census==
 
Kentucky infrequently enumerated public school students beginning in 1888. Scattered records are at the office of the respective county Board of Health or Board of Education. These are restricted if held by the school board but are not if held by the county clerk. Some are maintained by the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and the Kentucky Historical Society.
 
Kentucky infrequently enumerated public school students beginning in 1888. Scattered records are at the office of the respective county Board of Health or Board of Education. These are restricted if held by the school board but are not if held by the county clerk. Some are maintained by the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and the Kentucky Historical Society.
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= External Links =
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Kentucky_Census Kentucky Census Records] - free up-to-date guide to accessing Kentucky census records. Identifies federal and state censuses, as well as substitute records (FamilySearch Research Wiki).

Latest revision as of 20:48, 16 January 2018

This entry was originally written by Wendy Bebout Elliott, Ph.D., FUGA, for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.

This article is part of
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History of Kentucky
Kentucky Vital Records
Census Records for Kentucky
Background Sources for Kentucky
Kentucky Maps
Kentucky Land Records
Kentucky Probate Records
Kentucky Court Records
Kentucky Tax Records
Kentucky Cemetery Records
Kentucky Church Records
Kentucky Military Records
Kentucky Periodicals, Newspapers, and Manuscript Collections
Kentucky Archives, Libraries, and Societies
African Americans of Kentucky
Kentucky County Resources
Map of Kentucky


Federal

Population Schedules

• Indexed'1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930

• Soundex'1880, 1900, 1910 (Miracode), 1920

Ancestry.com has digitized images of the entire U.S. Federal Census Schedules 1790-1930 and created searchable indexes for the images. This collection can be accessed at U.S. Federal Census Collection. Along with the entire U.S. Federal Census collection, Ancestry.com has a collection of indexes for Kentucky (Kentucky Census, 1810-90) which were created by Accelerated Indexing Systems in 1999. This collection contains the following indexes: 1810 Federal Census and Index; 1820 Federal Census Index; 1830 Federal Census Index; 1840 Federal Census Index; 1840 Pensioners List; 1850 Federal Census Index; 1850 Slave Schedules; 1860 Federal Census Index; 1870 Federal Census Index; 1890 Veterans Schedules; Early Census Index.

Industry and Agriculture Schedules

• 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880

Mortality Schedules

• 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880

Slave Schedules

• 1850, 1860

Union Veterans Schedules

• 1890 (part)

Earlier U.S. censuses for Kentucky were destroyed, but published tax lists serve as a replacement for the lost 1790 and 1800 censuses. For substitutes, see these works:

  • Heinemann, Charles Brunk. 'First Census' of Kentucky, 1790. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. Privately compiled list of taxpayers arranged alphabetically assists in locating the proper county of residence. Provides name, county, and date of tax list. This volume includes a map by Bayless Hardin depicting Kentucky in 1792, with the 1818 Jackson Purchase also noted.

Only returns for sixty-five Kentucky counties remain of the 1890 Union veterans and widows schedule of the federal census of Kentucky. Extracts and indexes for many of Kentucky's censuses have been compiled and published. Original or microfilm copies of the federal census returns are available at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Several Kentucky indexes to censuses predate those published by AISI.

State School Census

Kentucky infrequently enumerated public school students beginning in 1888. Scattered records are at the office of the respective county Board of Health or Board of Education. These are restricted if held by the school board but are not if held by the county clerk. Some are maintained by the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and the Kentucky Historical Society.

External Links

  • Kentucky Census Records - free up-to-date guide to accessing Kentucky census records. Identifies federal and state censuses, as well as substitute records (FamilySearch Research Wiki).