Question

Anyone know how to access the USA census records online?

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I usually type something like "familysearch 1880" into Google, it goes straight to the right form and saves having to navigate the LDS site.

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thank you

Answer 1

FamilySearch.org

Click on "Search" on the top line menu, then select "Records".

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Familysearch.org is great for the U.S. census, as it holds indexed records of the U.S. census between 1790-1940 with an excellent search engine.  Their indexed records also contain a .jpg image of the original record.  The site is completely free - you just need to create a username.

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Actually I think you can seach census rrvords on Family Search without creating an account.  I am a member but usually I just go to Google and type in a sesrch string such as "1910 census" and select from the results the one from Family Search.  I can do a search on a specific census year that way without logging in to Family Search.  Being a member though is a plus....access to thousands of primary revords including images of the source absolutely free

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David Douglass --- Bless your soul!  I'd searched the internet high and low for free access to census records.  I'd pretty well come to the conclusion that Ancestry.com all but had a lock on census records access.  I'd already started cussing 'em under my breath.  Then I saw your post and followed your instruction.   Lo and behold I found just what I was looking for.  Posting your comment was certainly your good deed for the day... even if your post was made in 2017.  Thank you so much for sharing.

Answer 2

Agree with all the others, here's the link to bookmark:

https://familysearch.org/hr/search

Bookmark it! It's your new best friend.

When searching FS, keep in mind, neither Indexes or original records are always exact. Play with your search values a bit to get the results you're looking for. DOB's should be 6-10 year range in most cases, DOD's are a little closer so I usually do a 5 year range there. Place names should be adjusted based on how targeted you want to be, but remember, if you say they were born in VA and died in Indiana, any Indiana Census that mistakenly lists POB as Indiana will be excluded from your results.
'''Beware of FS Pedigree Resource Files''' They are only as good as the data of the user who submitted them! I sometimes use them as clues for where to search, but never rely on them as fact until I can find solid sources to back it up.

Good Luck and Have Fun!

-P Rich  [[Rich-1922]]

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thank you

Answer 3

Phone your local library and ask if they subscribe to Heritage Quest.  I can access through my library's account from my home laptop.

Welcome to HeritageQuest Online at the Library

We’ve updated our look, added the ability to send records home, and added new content:

City Directories
1850 and 1860 Slave Schedules
U.S. Indian Census Rolls

Mortality Schedules
Agricultural and Industrial Schedules
1890 Veterans Schedule

Answer 4

I've also had pretty good luck finding census records using this site:

http://www.mooseroots.com/

I don't believe you even have to make an account.