Published in 1992, Ann Lainhart’s 1992, State Census Records, is an overview of what state censuses were taken, what information they contain, and how (as of 1992) to access them. It is not an index of all these records. Instead it is meant to provide an overview of non-Federal census records. As such, it’s a handy reference for someone who is researching a variety of people in a variety of locations.
Of course a significant number of state census records have been put online in the interim. This book does not address those access options. However being aware of the existence of these records for a certain locality should motivate the reader to find them on FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, etc.
When Lainhart indicates a state archives held state census records, a search of that state’s state archive website is in order. It may be even advised to perform Google searches in order to determine if the materials are online.
Note: When this post was written there were several former library editions of this book for sale at discount prices on Amazon.com.
Lisa Gorrell says:
Thanks for mentioning this book. I found one at Amazon or $0.01. It came yesterday and it’s a great little book. I know I could find this information online, but here it is in one place!
mjnrootdig says:
It’s a convenient guide to have all the information in one place. Knowing what exists always helps me know exactly what to google.