Prologue: The original 1890 census population schedules (the name lists) were involved in a 1921 fire that took place in the Commerce Building in Washington, DC. Firemen made a decision to contain the fire to the basement floor of the building, the vaulted storage area that held the entire collection of the 1890 federal census originals (the only copy). More of the bound volumes may have been harmed by water damage during the attempts to put out the fire, than were actually burned to ashes. Using today’s preservation methods, over half of the original schedules may have been salvageable, but the technique of freeze-drying water-soaked papers was not available in 1921. Several years after the fire, Congress permitted the Census Bureau to destroy the damaged remnants. See Picture Source. Of the 1890 population of 62,979,766 people, a total of 6,160 readable names were extracted from the fragments. As a result of this major loss of census information, Family historians must find substitute name lists to fill in the period between 1880 and 1900. To locate the same people whose names were in the lost 1890 schedules, start here:
Start with the 1890 Census Originals & Indexes:
Population Schedules of the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890. [Microfilm & Digital Capture]. The surviving fragments from the fire contain a few pages each from Perry Co Alabama, the District of Columbia, Muscogee Co Georgia, McDonough Co Illinois, Wright Co Minnesota, Hudson Co New Jersey, Westchester and Suffolk Co New York, Cleveland and Gaston Co North Carolina, Hamilton Co Ohio, Union Co South Dakota, and Ellis, Hood, Kaufman, Rusk and Trinity Co Texas. The remnants were filmed by the National Archives, 1962, Series M407, 6 rolls, beginning with FHL film #926497. To access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/231212.
Index to the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890 [Microfilm Only], from the original records at the National Archives, Washington, DC. The 6,160 names from the surviving 1890 census schedules were indexed and filmed by the National Archives, 1963, 2 rolls, Series M496, FHL has both rolls as FHL film #543341 (A-J) and FHL film #54342 (K-Z). See the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/227543.
1890 Online Images and Index: for Ancestry’s version, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5445. For the FamilySearch version, see https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1610551. For the MyHeritage version, see www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10130/1890-united-states-federal-census.
1890 Federal Census, Special Schedules of Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans [Microfilm & Digital Capture]. In addition to the main population schedules, a special census listing was extracted from the 1890 census for surviving Union soldiers, sailors, and marines (or their widows), and a portion of that special census survives. This separate listing of veterans/widows was never done before or after the 1890 census. Census losses: Of the forty-nine (49) jurisdictions (states, territories, districts) in place in 1890, sixteen (16) of the Union Veterans Schedules jurisdictions were lost. When the National Archives accessioned the surviving schedules in 1943, they were led to believe that the losses were a result of the same 1921 fire that damaged the population schedules. But upon examination, the National Archives could find no evidence of fire or water damage and did not support that conclusion. The losses were alphabetically from Alabama through Kansas, and about half of the names for Kentucky. Surviving state listings begin with the partial list for Kentucky and are complete from Louisiana through Wyoming. Microfilm: The 1890 Special Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War were microfilmed on 118 rolls, series M123, beginning with FHL film #338160 (Kentucky). For access to the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/230777.
1890 Veterans Online Images and Indexes: Ancestry’s version has 990,276 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8667. The FamilySearch version has 90,497 page images (with about 990,000 indexed names), see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1877095.
Next, Start Looking for 1890 Substitute Name Lists:
It is now time to find alternative name lists from the period of the lost 1890 census. There are many, many substitute name lists available. There are National Name Lists, and there are Statewide Name Lists (all States & DC). All of the name list databases listed below were extracted from Dollarhide’s 52 State Books, Censuses & Substitute Name Lists (AL to WY, plus DC & US Territories, Family Roots Publishing Co., Orting, WA, 2017-2018). For both the National Name Lists and Statewide Name Lists, the substitutes identified are databases mostly found on the Internet. There remains a wealth of printed and microfilm resources never digitized. Some important 1890 Substitute Name Lists not digitized yet are noted with a link to a FHL catalog page; or a reference to a state Censuses & Substitute Name Lists book, wherein more information is available. A GenealogyBlog article, What Are Name Lists? is available for those who may need an explanation and examples.
National Name Lists
The following list of databases identifies the main 1890 Census Substitutes available, those covering all or large portions of the United States. Another list begins after this one, with databases specific to each state. The first database listed below is probably the single most important source for finding the names of people living in the U.S. about the time of the 1890 Federal Census:
1890 Census Substitute – Ancestry.com. Over 45 million records. Source: Ancestry.com compilation. It is possible to scan the entire alpha state/city/county list of 320+ individual databases in this compiled 1890 Census Substitute. This is ancestry’s collection of city directories (and other name lists) published at the time of the lost 1890 federal census. About 95% of the names are within the city directories collections, 1) U.S. City Directories, 1822-1895 ; 2) New England City Directories; and 3) Other City Directories not part of the two major compilation databases. About 5% of the names are from such databases as State Censuses (CO 1885, FL 1885, IA 1895, MI 1894, Riley Co KS 1885, NE 1885 & SD 1895), Farmers Directories, plus Chicago Voter Lists, 1889, 1890, 1891; and Georgia Tax Digests to 1892. A typical search in this database provides the name of any database with hits, then a results list of names and places. As an example, a search for John Dollarhide (exact spelling), brought up 322 hits in U.S. City Directories, 1 hit in 1885 Nebraska State Census, 1 hit in 1890 Veterans Schedule; and 1 hit in Kansas City Missouri Directories, 1890-1891. To start a search, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/group/1890census.
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 – Ancestry.com. 1.56 billion records (for the period 1885-1895: about 40 million records). Source: Ancestry.com compilation. Search the entire database for a name, or select a state, city, year to search within a specific directory. Examples: choose Iowa, Des Moines, 1889, 1890, or 1891; or choose Kansas, Wichita, 1889, or 1891; or choose Washington, Seattle, 1889, 1890, or 1891; or choose Georgia, Atlanta, 1889, 1890, or 1891; or choose California, Los Angeles, 1888, 1890, or 1891. See https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
New England City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute – Ancestry.com. 63,404 records. Source: NEHGS. This database is a collection of city directories, 1885-1895, from various towns and cities in the six New England states (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT), see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8852.
1890 Census Substitutes – Cyndi’s List. For an array of 1890 Censuses and Substitutes online, see www.cyndislist.com/us/census/1890/online. As an example of online resources listed, see www.genealogybranches.com/1890census.html.
1891-1892 Confederate Citizens File – Fold3.com. 2,118,605 records. The papers reproduced in this database were created or received by the Confederate War and Treasury departments. Most are alphabetized vouchers that came into the custody of the US War Department after the Civil War, see www.fold3.com/title_60/confederate_citizens_file.
Rosters and Applications, United Confederate Veterans, 1892–1896 – FamilySearch.org. [Microfilm & Digital Capture]. The rosters include name, company or rank, regiment, state and remarks, and name and location of the camp. The applications include extensive information about a Confederate veteran’s family, residence, and military service. The Rosters and applications are organized by camp numbers. For access to the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/582952.
1892-1924 Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records – EllisIsland.org. Searchable index at the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation website. See www.ellisisland.org.
Statewide Name Lists -Alabama to Missouri
There are a great number of Substitute Name Lists for the period 1885-1895, related to the residents of each state. The statewide name lists may also include databases at the county or city level. Part 1 of the Statewide Name Lists covers about half the states, beginning with Alabama, ending with Missouri. Part 2 of the Statewide Name Lists covers the states beginning with Montana, ending with Wyoming.
ALABAMA
1753-1999 Alabama, Wills and Probate Records – Ancestry.com, 332,894 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8799.
1784-1920 Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records – Ancestry.com, 99,354 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1898.
1805-1967 Alabama, County Marriages – Ancestry.com, 5,117,756 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61365.
1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Index – Ancestry.com, 2,404,099 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7838.
1809-1950 Alabama, County Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 2,050,570 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1743384.
1809-1985 Alabama Probate Records – FamilySearch.org, 322,058 images, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925446.
1813-2003. Alabama Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank, digitized and indexed newspapers from Birmingham, Blakeley, Cahawba, Claiborne, Cullman, Grove Hill, Huntsville, Marion, Mobile, Montgomery, Notasulga, Selma, St. Stephens, Tuscaloosa, and Tuscumbia, see www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/explore/USA/Alabama.
1814-1935 Alabama, Marriage Indexes – Ancestry.com, from ADAH, 521,550 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60922.
1816-1942 Alabama, Select Marriages – Ancestry.com, 2,858,848 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60000.
1816-1957 Alabama Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 1,338,311 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674672.
1837-2006 Alabama City Directories – ADAH, a 22-page finding aid to city directories available at the state archives, see www.archives.alabama.gov/findaids/v10153.pdf.
1881-1930 Alabama Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, 6,836 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661470.
1881-1952 Alabama Deaths and Burials – FamilySearch.org, 105,683 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674670.
1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials – Ancestry.com, 1,962,795 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2543.
1887-1890s Alabama City Directories – Ancestry.com, includes Birmingham, 1888. 1889, 1890; Mobile, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891; Montgomery, 1887, 1891, 1893; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Alabama/Name of City/Year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1890 Alabama: Surviving Fragments – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], The only surviving names were from Perry County, Alabama, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/231212.
1890-1892 Mobile, Alabama City Directories – Ancestry.com. 36,005 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4473.
ALASKA DISTRICT (Territory, 1912; State, 1959)
1869-1993 Alaska Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers available for Anchorage, Douglas, Fairbanks, Fort Adams, Healy, Juneau, Nome, Sitka, Skagway, and Valdez. See www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/explore/USA/Alaska.
Alaska, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1870-1907 – Ancestry.com, includes Ronald Jackson’s 1870-1907 Early Census Index; and 1890 Naval Veterans Index, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3532.
1800s-1900s. Early Sitka, Alaska Residents – RootsWeb, see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~aksitka/Sitkares.htm.
Index to Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths in the Archives of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in Alaska, 1890-1899 – FamilySearch.org. [Microfilm & Digital Capture]. For access to the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/16240.
ARIZONA TERRITORY (State, 1912)
1859-1977 Arizona Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers from Arizola, Bisbee, Clifton, Flagstaff, Florence, Fort Whipple, Globe, Holbrook, Kingman, Nogales, Phoenix, Pinal City, Poston, Prescott, Safford, St Johns, Tombstone, Tubac, Tucson, Williams, and Yuma. See www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/explore/USA/Arizona.
1860-1993 Arizona Obituary Card Index – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], from a large card index at the Mesa AZ FamilySearch Library. To access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/656141.
1864-1982. Arizona Marriage Collection – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7847.
1864-1912. Arizona Naturalizations – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/517692.
1864-1964 Western States Marriage Records Index – Ancestry.com, 43,654 Arizona records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70016.
1864-1982 Arizona Marriage Collection – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7847.
1864-1995 Arizona, Wills and Probate Records – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9043.
1865-1949 Arizona Marriages – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674679.
1865-1972 Arizona, County Marriage Records – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60873.
Arizona Statewide Births (1885-1937) and Arizona Statewide Deaths (1861-1962) – AZ Dept. of Health. A searchable database, see http://genealogy.az.gov.
Arizona, Maricopa, Mesa City Cemetery Records, 1885-1960 – FamilySearch.org. 12,192 records. Includes permits for graves, tax roll, block book, sexton ledgers, burial and funeral records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1929533.
Arizona, Death Records, 1887-1960 – Ancestry.com. 681,344 records. Each record contains the full name of the individual, the full names of their parents, birth date, death date, county of death, as well as an image of the original death certificate. See https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8704.
Arizona, Select Marriages, 1888-1908 – Ancestry.com. 152,897 records. Each index record includes: Name, Gender, Age, Birth date, Marriage date, Marriage place, Father, Mother, and Spouse, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60236.
ARKANSAS
1779-1850 Arkansas, Compiled Marriages – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2082.
1779-1992 Arkansas, Compiled Marriages from Select Counties – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7845.
1812-1965 Arkansas Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674674.
1820-1949 Arkansas, Compiled Marriages from Select Counties – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7841.
1837-1944 Arkansas Marriages – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674711.
1837-1957 Arkansas County Marriages – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417439. This database also available at the Ancestry.com website. See https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2548.
1819-1999 Arkansas Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers from Camden, Denson, Forrest City, Fort Chaffee, Fort Smith, Heber Springs, Helena, Hot Springs, Jonesboro, Leachville, Little Rock, McGehee, Pine Bluff, and Van Buren. See www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/explore/USA/Arkansas.
1819-1900s The Arkansas Digital ARK-ives – AR History Commission, see http://documenting.arkansas.com.
Arkansas Directories, 1887-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Little Rock, 1887, 1890, 1893; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Arkansas/Name of City/Year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939 – FamilySearch.org. 172,347 records, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1921864. For Ancestry.com’s version, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2281.
Reconstructed 1890 County Name Lists. 37 Arkansas counties have published 1890 Substitute Name Lists available, all identified in the book, Arkansas Censuses & Substitute Name Lists, 1686-2013, pp 28-30, see www.familyrootspublishing.com/store/product_view.php?id=3392.
CALIFORNIA
1790-1950 California, Pioneer and Immigrant Files – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2161
1800-1994 California, County Birth and Death Records – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287.
1801-1932 California Mortuary and Cemetery Records – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2054.
1809-2011 Western States Marriage Index – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70016.
1812-1988 California, Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674703. This database is also available at the Ancestry.com website. See https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60239.
1822-1920 Vital Statistics Index (CA State Library) – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/486201.
1822-1964 California Biographical Collection: Responses to Vital Record Inquiries (CA State Library) – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2347.
1824-1997 California, San Francisco County Records – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1402856.
1833-1991 California, Probate Estate Files – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1999181.
1835-1979 California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1385518.
1843-1918 California County Marriages – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2534488.
1843-1999 California, Federal Naturalization Records – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3998.
1846-2016 California Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers from Benicia, Berkeley, Coachella, Coloma, Colton, Columbia, Darwin, Downieville, El Centro, Folsom, Fowler, Fresno, Glendale, Grass Valley, Idyllwild, Imperial, Jackson, Llano, Los Angeles, Manzanar, Mariposa, Marysville, Merced, Modesto, Monterey, Newell, Oakland, Placerville, Quincy, Redding, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, Santa Anita, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Stanford, Stockton, Tanforan, Yankee Jim’s, and Yreka, see www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/explore/USA/California.
1849-1980 California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61460.
1849-1985 California County Naturalizations – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2125028.
1849-1994 California, County Birth and Death Records – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60240.
1850-1898. San Francisco County Index of Naturalized Voters – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/106446.
1850-1941 California, Marriage Records from Select Counties – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8797.
1858-1923 California, Military Registers – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8807.
1885 Directories, Yuba, Sutter, Colusa, Butte, and Tehama Counties, California – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5384.
California City Directories, 1888-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Los Angeles, 1888, 1890, 1891; Oakland, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892; Sacramento, 1893, 1899; San Bernardino, 1887; San Diego, 1893, 1894, 1895; San Francisco, 1887, 1891; San Jose, 1890, 1891, 1892; and Stockton, 1888, 1891, 1893; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/California/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
The California 1890 Great Register of Voters Index – Southern California Genealogical Society CD-ROM Publication. Indexes the 311,028 voters (men) living in California in 1890. The total population of California in 1890 was 1,213,211 people. See the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1000565.
California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898 – Ancestry.com. 3,682,335 records. See https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2221.
COLORADO
1858-1985 Colorado, Divorce Index – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60927.
1858-2006. Colorado Statewide Marriage Index – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1932434.
1859-1986. Colorado Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers from Amache, Antonito, Bellvue, Black Hawk, Boulder, Canon City, Central City, Cheyenne Wells, Colorado Springs, Crested Butte, Delta, Denver, Eastonville, Elbert, Fruita, Fulford, Grand Junction, Greeley, Gunnison, Julesburg, La Junta, Lake City, Maysville, Ouray, Pitkin, Pueblo, Saguache, Saint Elmo, San Luis, Tincup, Trinidad, and White Pine, see www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/explore/USA/Colorado.
1862-1908 Denver Land Office Records – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3313.
1862-2006 Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61366.
1864-1995 Colorado, County Marriages – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1942851
1875-1974 Colorado, Wills and Probate Records – Ancestry.com, see
https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8665.
1876-1990 Colorado, Naturalization Records – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2285702.
1877-1952 Naturalization Records, U.S. District Courts in Colorado – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/362325.
1869-1917 Early Denver Marriages – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/290484.
Archives Search – List of Records, Colorado State Archives. This is a searchable combined index to over 160 databases featuring Colorado county records, many of which cover the period of the 1890 Federal Census. See www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/archives-search.
1885 Colorado State Census [Microfilm & Digital Capture], about 196,000 records, for the CO State Copy (Images), see www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/60816. For the Federal Copy (Images), see www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/173172. A digitized and indexed version is online at the FamilySearch.org website, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1807096. For the Ancestry.com digitized/indexed version, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6837.
Colorado City Directories, 1889-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Denver, 1889, 1891, 1892; and Leadville, 1889, 1890, 1891; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Colorado/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1890 Colorado State Business Directory – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27544.
CONNECTICUT
Danbury, Connecticut Directories, 1885-1890 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4673.
Norwalk, Connecticut Directories, 1887-1889 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5218.
Ansonia, Connecticut Directories, 1887-1891 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4704.
Norwich, Connecticut Directories, 1887-1891 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4733.
Stamford, Connecticut Directories, 1887-1892 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5178.
New London, Connecticut Directories, 1888-1892 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5050.
Derby, Connecticut Directories, 1889-1891 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4839.
Waterbury, Connecticut Directories, 1889-1891 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5057.
Bristol, Connecticut, Directories,1889-1892 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4411.
Rockville, Connecticut, Directories, 1889-1892 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5148.
Winsted, Connecticut, Directories, 1889-1894 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5041.
1890 Colchester Directory, New London County, Connecticut – USGenWeb, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/ct/newlondn/history/directories/business/colchest139gms.txt.
Southington, Connecticut Directory, 1890 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4971.
Bridgeport, Connecticut Directories, 1890-1891 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5123.
DELAWARE
1650-1974 Delaware Vital Records – FamilySearch.org, 836,573 records, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1447341.
1676-1971 Delaware, Wills and Probate Records – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9044.
1677-1947 Delaware, Land Records – Ancestry.com, 1,983,276 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61025.
1680-1934 Index Cards of Delaware Marriages, Baptisms, Births and Deaths – FamilySearch.org, 134,797 images, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1922410.
1680-1962 Delaware, Vital Records – FamilySearch.org, 1,497,613 images, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1447341.
1680-1978 Delaware Orphan Court Records – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2094183.
1683-1894 Delaware, Marriages and Marriage Licenses – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2340271.
1683-1947 Delaware, Wills and Administrations – Ancestry.com, each county has about 3,000 documents, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2369.
1713-1919 Delaware Marriages – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674782.
1744-1912 Delaware Marriage Records – Ancestry.com, 297,479 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1508.
1785-1922 Delaware Newspaper Archives – GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers from Clayton, Delaware City, Dover, Georgetown, Holly Oak, Laurel, Middletown, Milford, New Castle, Newark, Newport, Odessa, Smyrna, and Wilmington, Delaware. See www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/explore/USA/Delaware.
1861-1922 Delaware State Birth Records – FamilySearch.org, 121,234 records, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1534607.
1861-1933 Delaware Death Records – Ancestry.com, 517,401 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1674.
Selected African Americans in Delaware, 1890 U.S. Census – Ancestry.com, a report listing “Negro Farmers,” compiled by Delaware Agricultural Agents, taken from the 1890 Census originals (before they were destroyed by fire), see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1126.
Wilmington Delaware City Directory, 1890 – Ancestry.com, part of the U.S. City Directories Compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Delaware/Wilmington/1890, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
1769-1960 District of Columbia, Select Deaths and Burials Index – Ancestry.com, 190,903 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60260.
1792-1919 Land Records; General Index to Deeds – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216566.
1800-1954 Historical Court Records of Washington, District of Columbia – Ancestry.com, 14 vols. digitized and OCR indexed, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25493.
1801-1930 Probate Records, District of Columbia, Register of Wills – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], 133 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/780576.
1801-1952 Washington, D.C., Wills and Probate Records – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9083.
1801-1997 Guardianship Cases Index, District of Columbia – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/677591.
1802-1909 Index to Naturalization Records of the U.S. Supreme Court for the District of Columbia – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1130697.
1811-1950 District of Columbia Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 605,303 records, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803979. For the Ancestry.com version, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61404.
1830-1921 District of Columbia Marriages – FamilySearch.org, 239,999 records, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674801. For the Ancestry.com version, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60261.
1830-1955 District of Columbia Births and Christenings – FamilySearch.org, 109,108 records, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674779. For the Ancestry.com version, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60259.
1840-1964 District of Columbia Deaths and Burials – FamilySearch.org, 81,744 records, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674800.
1861-1918 Death Records, District of Columbia – USGenWeb Archives, see http://usgwarchives.net/dc/recordtocs/deaths.htm
1874-1897 District of Columbia Birth Returns – FamilySearch.org, 90,550 images, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2001148.
1874-1961. District of Columbia Deaths – FamilySearch.org, 437,136 records, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803967.
Foreign Death Certificates, 1888-1965 – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], (Foreign = a body transported into DC for burial), for access to the digital images, see the FHL Catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/684938.
Washington, D.C. City Directory, 1890 – Ancestry.com, 176,194 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4583.
1890 District of Columbia: Surviving Fragments – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/231212.
Washington, D.C., Ex-Slave Pension Correspondence and Case Files, 1892-1922 – Ancestry.com, 2,939 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1992.
FLORIDA
Florida State Census, 1885 – Ancestry.com, 291,261 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7605. The FamilySearch.org version has 309,323 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1457854.
Florida Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1955 – Florida Memory.com, 101,513 records, see http://floridamemory.com/collections/pensionfiles. An image only database is also available at the FamilySearch.org website, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913411. See also, https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60262.
Confederate Pension Applications Files Index, Florida Counties – USGenWeb Archives, Florida, see http://usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm#counties.
Florida City Directories, 1885-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Jacksonville, 1885-1890s; Pensacola, 1885-1890s; and Tampa, 1890s, part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Florida/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
Jacksonville, Florida Directories, 1888-1893 – Ancestry.com, 48,246 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4863.
Florida, Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home Records, 1888-1938 – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2761956.
GEORGIA
Georgia City Directories, 1886-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Augusta, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892; Atlanta, 1888, 1889; Columbus, 1886, 1894; Macon, 1897; Savannah, 1889, 1890, 1891; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Georgia/Name of City/Year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
Atlanta, Georgia Directories, 1889-1890 – Ancestry.com, 53,239 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4527.
Census Returns of Washington County Taken by the County, 1890 – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture]. Washington County, Georgia, was one of only two counties in the U.S, that made a copy of their census name lists in 1890 (the other was Ascension Parish, LA). The copy was a “Short Form” list by name, color, age, sex, place of birth only, organized by the Militia Districts (M.D.) of Washington County, Georgia. To access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/287607. Example below:
1890 Georgia: Surviving Fragments – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], the only Georgia pages that survived came from Columbus, Muscogee County. For the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/231212.
1892 List of Registered Voters, Wayne County, Georgia – USGenWeb Archives, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wayne/history/voter1892.txt.
1892-1895 Tax Digests, Haralson County, Georgia – USGenWeb Archives, see www.usgwarchives.net/ga/haralson/taxlists.html.
1893-1901 Citizens of Antioch Community, Troup County, Georgia – RootsWeb, Troup Co GA, see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gatroup/antioch.html.
Georgia, Naturalization Records, 1893-1991 – Ancestry.com. 166,400 records. See https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2500.
KINGDOM OF HAWAII (Annexed to the U.S., 1898; Territory, 1900; State, 1959)
Register of Voters, Hawaiian Islands, 1887-1888– FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/561458.
Honolulu, Hawaii Directory, 1890 – Ancestry.com, 32,100 names, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5217.
Hawaiian Kingdom, 1890 Census – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm Only], details found in the book, Hawaii Censuses & Substitute Name Lists, 1789-2014, 2nd Edition, page 22, see www.familyrootspublishing.com/store/product_view.php?id=2796.
IDAHO TERRITORY (State, July 1890)
1888-1891 and 1897-1902, Idaho Daily Statesman (Boise City, Idaho) – Ancestry.com, a fully searchable text version of the newspaper, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7211.
Idaho State Archives Reconstructed 1890 Census – Idaho Historical Society. The 1890 population of Idaho was recorded as 88,948 people. This alphabetized surname index has 97,206 entries, contained in an Excel database, see https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WlRwmFcbYtddrDZCmyvGvTbhHmZLM3W14BA3zJD7qO4/edit#gid=676905024.
Idaho Death Records, 1890-1967 – Ancestry.com, 674,817 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60566.
Idaho Death Index, 1890-1964 – ID Vital Statistics, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6856.
Boise City, Idaho Directory, 1891 – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4417.
ILLINOIS
Quincy, Illinois Directories, 1887-1890 – Ancestry.com, 32,140 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5134.
1887-1903 Birth Records, Kendall County, Illinois – USGenWeb Archives, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/kendall/vitals/kbircomb.txt.
1887-1903 Death Records, Kendall County, Illinois – USGenWeb Archives, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/kendall/vitals/kcdearev.txt.
1887-1916 Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home Residents – IL State Archives, see www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/quincyhome.html.
Woodford County, Illinois, Prairie District Library, Obituaries, 1887-2000 – Ancestry.com, 31,936 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6109.
1888 Chicago Voter Registration – Ancestry.com, 169,236 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5991.
1888 Voter Lists, Pope County, Illinois USGenWeb Archives, see http://usgwarchives.net/il/pope/popehist.html.
1888-1960. Wayne County Coroner’s Inquest Record Index – IL State Archives, see www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/wayne.html.
1889 Danville, Illinois Directory – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5265.
1889 Directory and Gazetteer of Sangamon County, Illinois – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5391.
1890 Illinois: Surviving Fragments – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], the only Illinois pages that survived came from McDonough County, Mound Township. To access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/231212.
East St. Louis, Illinois Directory, 1889-1890 – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5365.
1890 Alton, Illinois Directory – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5107.
1890 Chicago Voter Registration – Ancestry.com, 168,461 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5997.
1890 Metamora, Illinois Directory – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5316.
1890 Peoria, Illinois Directory – Ancestry.com, 42,774 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4595.
1890-1893 Evanston, Illinois Directories – Ancestry.com, 30.982 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4445.
1891, 1900, 1920 Directories, Jackson County, Illinois – GenealogyTrails.com, see http://genealogytrails.com/ill/jackson/index_directory.htm.
1892 Adams County, Illinois Directory – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5281. 236,684 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6001.
1892 Champaign, Illinois Newspaper Index – Ancestry.com, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4070.
1894 Historical Directory, Edgar County, Illinois – USGenWeb Archives, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/edgar/directories/1894.txt.
INDIANA
Enrollment of the Late Soldiers, Their Widows and Orphans of the Late Armies of the United States, Residing in the State of Indiana for the year 1886-1894 – FamilySearch.org, [Microfilm & Digital Capture], 89 rolls, register of persons in the War of 1812; the War with Mexico; the Civil War’ and of all wars of the United States with Indian tribes. To access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/596163.
1889 Telephone Directory, Dearborn County, Indiana – RootsWeb, see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~indearbo/Pages/telebk.html.
Indiana City Directories, 1885-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Fort Wayne, 1889,1890, 1891; Indianapolis, 1889, 1890, 1891; Lafayette, 1891; Muncie, 1889, South Bend, 1894, 1896, Terre Haute, 1890, and Vincennes, 1888, part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Indiana/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
IOWA
1885 Iowa State Census – FamilySearch.org, 1,737,228 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643. For Ancestry’s version, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6812.
1885 List of Ex-Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Living in Iowa – Ancestry.com, taken from the special 1885 Iowa State Census listing, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28266.
Iowa City Directories, 1888-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Burlington, 1890; Council Bluffs, 1889, 1892; Davenport, 1888, 1890, 1892; Des Moines, 1889, 1890, 1891; Dubuque, 1889, 1890, 1892; Marshalltown, 1891, 1894; Muscatine, 1889, 1891; Sioux City, 1889, 1890, 1891; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Iowa/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1888-1894 County Name Lists – Directories, Lists of Farmers, Biographies. 41 Iowa counties have published Substitute Name Lists available from the time of the 1890 Federal Census, all identified in the book, Iowa Censuses & Substitute Name Lists, 1833-2008, pp 48-53, see www.familyrootspublishing.com/store/product_view.php?id=2827.
1891 Historical Directory, Davis County, Iowa – USGenWeb Archives, see http://iagenweb.org/davis/1891historicaldirectory.htm.
1891 Biographies, Pottawatomie County, Iowa – USGenWeb Archives, see http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/biographiesandfamilyhistories/Bios1891/Bios1891.htm.
1892 Farmers of Iowa: A List of Farmers of Each County With Post Office – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/198058.
1895 Iowa State Census – Ancestry.com, 1,934,349 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7321. For the FamilySearch.org version, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957.
KANSAS
Kansas Names Index – Kansas Historical Society, a combined index to dozens of databases related to Kansas history, biography, military, vital records, and more – many of which include the period of the 1890 Federal Census, see www.kshs.org/p/people/15899.
1885 Kansas State Census – FamilySearch.org, 94,071 images, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1825188.
1885 City Directory, Wichita, Kansas – USGenWeb Archives, see http://mhgswichita.org/1885dir.html.
Kansas County Birth Records, 1885-1911 – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2727732. For Ancestry’s version, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2567.
Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930 – FamilySearch.org, 31,747 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674844. For Ancestry’s version, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2570.
1885-1999. Riley County, Kansas Records at Ancestry.com, 72,000 records, databases from obituaries, funeral cards, state censuses and agricultural censuses, see https://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Kansas/Riley/Default.aspx.
1887 City Directory, Wichita, Kansas – USGenWeb Archives, see http://mhgswichita.org/1887dir.html.
1887-1888 Directories, Reno County, Kansas – USGenWeb Archives, see www.ksgenweb.org/reno/citydirectory.htm.
Index to Certificates of Death for Wichita, Kansas, 1887-1910 – USGenWeb Archives, see www.ksgenweb.org/sedgwick/death.html.
1888 City Directory, Wichita, Kansas – USGenWeb Archives, see http://mhgswichita.org/1888dir.html.
1889 City Directory, Wichita, Kansas – USGenWeb, see http://mhgswichita.org/1889STREETDIRECTORY.html.
Kansas, Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889 – Ancestry.com, 50.977 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2956.
1891 City Directory, Wichita, Kansas – USGenWeb Archives, see http://mhgswichita.org/1891dir.html.
1895 Kansas State Census – FamilySearch.org, 1,364,060 records, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1825193.
KENTUCKY
1887 Tax List, Mason County, Kentucky – USGenWeb Archives, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/mason/tax/tax002.txt.
1888 Tax List, Harlan County, Kentucky – RootsWeb, see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyharlan/1888HarlanTaxListA_F.htm.
Kentucky City Directories, 1888-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Covington, 1888, 1890, 1892; Lexington, 1881, 1898; Louisville, 1889, 1890, 1891; and Owensboro, 1889, 1891, part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Kentucky/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1890 Property Tax List, Floyd County, Kentucky – RootsWeb, see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyfloyd/Mis_files/part_of_the_1890_property_tax_li.htm.
1891 Tax List, Harlan County, Kentucky – RootsWeb, see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyharlan/1891HarlanTaxListA_F.htm.
1894-1934 School Censuses, LaRue County, Kentucky – Kykinfolk.com, see http://kykinfolk.com/larue/larue4.htm.
1894 School Census, Simpson County, Kentucky – Simpson Co.BizLand, see http://simpsonco.bizland.com/SCHOOL_RECORDS.HTM. For the Index, see http://simpsonco.bizland.com/INDEX_TO_1894_SCHOOL_CENSUS.htm.
Kentucky Places and People: R. L. Polk & Co.’s Kentucky State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1895-96 [Printed Book & Digital Capture], For a link to a digital version of this title, see the online FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/5234.
1895-1896. R.L. Polk’s Kentucky State Gazetteer and Business Directory for Owen County, Kentucky – USGenWeb Archives, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/owen/misc/1895gaza.txt.
1895-1910 Delayed Birth Records, Lyon County, Kentucky – RootsWeb, see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kylyon/delayedbirthrecords.html.
LOUISIANA
Louisiana City Directories, 1889-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes New Orleans, 1889, 1890, 1891; and Shreveport, 1872, 1902; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Louisiana/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
Register Books, 1884-1934, Soldiers’ Home of Louisiana-New Orleans [Microfilm & Digital Capture].The Soldiers’ Home was also known as Camp Nichols. For the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/581318.
1885 Delinquent Tax Notice, Rapides Parish, Louisiana – USGenWeb Archives, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/rapides/taxlists/tax1885.txt.
Ascension Parish, Louisiana, 1890 U. S. Census [Printed Book Only]. This is an extract and index to a copy of the 1890 federal census name list at the Ascension Parish Courthouse in Donaldsonville, LA – one of only two counties/parishes in the U.S. for which a copy of the 1890 name lists exist. (See Washington County, Georgia for the other 1890 name list). While the Georgia list was clearly one made by the 1890 federal census takers (and paid for by the county officials); this Louisiana list may have been a copy made by the parish officials. For more details about this unique index and the coverage (parish wards, etc.), see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/32205.
1890 Assessment Rolls, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana – USGenWeb Archives, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/westcarroll/taxlists/wc1890.txt.
Voter Registration Records, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 1891-1952 – New Orleans Public Library [Microfilm & Digital Capture], 393 rolls, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/46406.
Louisiana, Biographical and Historical Memoirs – Ancestry.com, digitized and OCR indexed, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7664. Another digitized version of this 2-vol. book is available, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/294001.
Rosters and Applications (United Confederate Veterans), 1892-1896; and Rosters, 1895-1899 – FamilySearch.org. [Microfilm & Digital Capture], One of the early Commanders-in-Chief of the UCV was also the Adjutant General of the State of Louisiana, a former Confederate officer, and keeper of the records for the national organization. These records of the rosters of the various UCV Camps from all over the country, and the original applications for membership ended up in the Jackson Barracks Military Library, the site of the National Guard of Louisiana. For access to the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/582952.
1892-1898 Register of Direct Tax Payers – LA State Archives [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/306257.
MAINE
Maine City Directories, 1887-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Augusta, 1888, 1890, 1892; Bangor, 1887, 1890, 1891; Bath, 1887, 1897; Belfast, 1890, 1894; Biddeford, 1888, 1890, 1892; Lewiston, 1889, 1891; Portland, 1889, 1890, 1891; Rockland, 1889, 1892; Skowhegan, 1888; Waterville, 1887, 1891; and Westbrook, 1891; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Maine/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1888 Warren History: Census, History, Statistics, Business Directory, Etc. – FamilySearch.org [Printed Book & Digital Capture]. To access the digital version, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2106851.
1890-1899. Information From an Old Ledger in the Farmington (Franklin County, Maine) Town Office – RootsWeb, see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mefrankl/miscledger.htm.
1891 History of Androscoggin County, Maine – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital version, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/183142.
1891-1892 Directory, Wales, Androscoggin County, Maine – RootsWeb, see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mecwales/directory1891-1892.html.
Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996 – FamilySearch.org, 1,714,258 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2077670. Another version of this database is at the Ancestry.com website, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6904.
1892-1954 Vital Records, Town of Upton, Oxford County, Maine – RootsWeb, see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mecupton/VR/vr_index.htm.
1892-2000s. Death Records, Town of Andover, Oxford County, Maine – AndoverMaine.com, see www.andovermaine.com/deathstoc.html.
Maine, Passenger Lists, 1894-1962 – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9033.
MARYLAND
Maryland City Directories, 1889-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Baltimore, 1889, 1890, 1891; and Cumberland, 1890, 1895; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Maryland/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1888-1894 County Name Lists – Directories, Voter Lists, Civil War Veterans, several Maryland counties have published Substitute Name Lists available from the time of the 1890 Federal Census, all identified in the book, Maryland Censuses & Substitute Name Lists, 1633-2013, 2nd Edition, pp 45-46, see www.familyrootspublishing.com/store/product_view.php?id=3056.
MASSACHUSETTS
1620-2000s. Library Catalog of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Free search: http://library.nehgs.org.
1620-2000s. Member Databases at the New England Historic Genealogical Society. A search of the digital Library & Archives requires a membership log-in. See www.americanancestors.org/search/advanced-search.
1620-2000s. Linkpendium – Massachusetts: Family History & Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Records. Etc. Statewide resource links (866 databases), County resources (over 1,000 links for each county, Barnstable to Worcester) See www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/MA.
1627-2001 Massachusetts Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 410,824 records from the 1885-189 period, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2061550.
1639-1915 Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 861,318 records from the 1885-1895 period, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675197.
1690-1992 Massachusetts Newspaper Archives at GenealogyBank.com, digitized and indexed newspapers for Amesbury, Barre, Belchertown, Beverly, Boston, Brookfield, Cambridge, Concord, Conway, Danvers, Dedham, East Bridgewater, Fall River, Fitchburg, Georgetown, Gloucester, Greenfield, Groton, Haverhill, Hingham, Lawrence, Lee, Lenox, Leominster, Lowell, Lynn, Mendon, Methuen, Milford, Millbury, Nantucket, Natick, New Bedford, Newburyport, Northampton, Oak Bluffs, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Salem, Southbridge, Springfield, Stockbridge, Stoughton, Taunton, Waltham, Watertown, West Newbury, West Springfield, Winchendon, and Worcester, see www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/massachusetts.
1695-1910. Massachusetts Marriages, 240,737 records from the 1885-1895 period, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675351.
1700-1909. Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston. 39-volume set of official historical records. Includes vital records, censuses, and tax lists. To review the contents of each volume and access the digital images of each volume, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/51395.
1733-1900. Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards, 50,725 births from the 1885-1895 period, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5061.
1787-1906. United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization. This is an image-only database. Browse through 974,378 images, organized by State, County, Court, Type of Record, and Date Range, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2064580.
1795-1910 Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 361,710 records from the 1885-1895 period, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675350.
1811-1921 Massachusetts, Boston, Crew Lists, 66,318 records from the 1885-1895 period, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2216301.
1820-1891 Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 234,773 immigration from the 1885-1895 period, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860873.
1822-1918 Massachusetts, Boston Tax Records. This is an image-only database. Browse through 586,834 images, organized by Record Type, Year Range, and Volume. See https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2125599.
1841-1915 Massachusetts Deaths, 547,641 records from the 1885-1895 period, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2101. For the FamilySearch.org version of this database, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463156.
1841-1915 Massachusetts Marriages, 972,680 records from the 1885-1895 period, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2511. For the FamilySearch.org version of this database, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469062.
1841-1920 Massachusetts State Vital Records, 52,361 records from the 1885-1895 period, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860.
1885-1890s Massachusetts City Directories at Ancestry.com, includes over 70 MA cities for the period 1885-1895, part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Massachusetts/Name of City/Year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
MICHIGAN
Michigan City Directories, 1889-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Alpena, 1889, 1891, 1893; Ann Arbor, 1888, 1890, 1892; Battlecreek, 1889; Bay City, 1889, 1890, 1891; Detroit, 1889, 1890, 1891; Flint, 1888, 1892, 1894; Grand Rapids, 1889, 1890, 1891; Jackson, 1888, 1890, 1891; Lansing, 1888, 1892; and Sault Sainte Marie, 1888, 1895; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Michigan/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
Michigan State Census Records, 1884-1894 – MI State Archives, SeekingMichigan.org. Both the 1884 and 1894 state censuses can be searched here, go to the Advanced Search option. When the menu opens, the default collection is for “Death Records, 1897-1920” which needs to be unchecked, then check “Michigan State Census Records, 1884-1894.” See http://seekingmichigan.org/discover/state-census-1884-1894.
Historical Register of Inhabitants, 1885-1927 (Soldiers’ Home, Grand Rapids, MI) – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm Only], 10 rolls, scheduled to be digitized, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/85612.
Michigan, Federal Naturalization Records, 1887-1931 – Ancestry.com, 430,192 records, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61201.
1892 Index to Tax Assessments, Ottawa County, Michigan – USGenWeb Archives, see http://ottawa.migenweb.net/twprecords/Georgetw/assess/1892.html.
1892 Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23811.
1891-2012 Ionia County, Michigan Databases – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Michigan/Ionia/Default.aspx.
1891-2012 Montcalm County, Michigan Databases – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Michigan/Montcalm/Default.aspx.
Michigan State Census, 1894 – FamilySearch.org, 381,310 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1825187. For the Ancestry.com version, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7307.
MINNESOTA
1885 Minnesota State Census – FamilySearch.org, 1,133,198 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503044.
1886-1887 Minneapolis City Directory – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23858.
Minnesota City Directories, 1888-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Duluth, 1889, 1890, 1891; Mankato, 1892, 1895; Minneapolis, 1888, 1890, 1892; St. Cloud, 1894; St. Paul, 1889, 1890, 1891; Stillwater, 1890; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Minnesota/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1888-1953 Rice County, Minnesota Directories – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7585.
1889-1891 Minneapolis, Minnesota Directories – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4561.
Northern Pacific Railway Company Personnel Files, 1890-1963 – Ancestry.com, 167,628 records, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2157.
1892-1930 Roseau County, Minnesota Land Records – FamilySearch.org, 109,958 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2019834.
1893-1901 Ramsey County, Minnesota Tax Records – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2524815.
1895 Minnesota State Census – FamilySearch.org, 1,570,739 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503031.
MISSISSIPPI
1889-1942 Mississippi Confederate Records – FamilySearch.org, 34.022 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1979942. For the Ancestry.com version, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60049.
1891-1967 Jackson County, Mississippi Voting Registrations – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm Only], scheduled to be digitized, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2038334.
1892 Natchez, Mississippi City Directory – NatchezBelle.org, see www.natchezbelle.org/adams-ind/1892directory.htm.
1892-1963 Harrison County, Mississippi Voter Registration Records – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1014325.
1896 Scranton Town Census – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm Only], Today’s downtown Pascagoula used to be the town of Scranton, Mississippi until the two towns merged in 1912. Scheduled to be digitized, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/959091.
Mississippi, Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957 – Ancestry.com, an image-only database, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60051.
Index to Naturalization Records, Mississippi Courts, 1798-1906 – FamilySearch.org [Microfilm & Digital Capture], a WPA index, to access the digital images, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/650056.
MISSOURI
Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920 – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1680838.
Missouri Births and Christenings, 1827-1935 – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1680833.
Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976 – FamilySearch.org, see www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1680837.
Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930 – FamilySearch.org. Includes images of county death registers for Andrew, Audrain, Buchanan, Cape Girardeau, Clinton, Cole, Howard, Jefferson, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Scotland, Texas, and Warren County, Missouri. see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2448947.
Audrain County, Missouri Obituaries, 1885-1903 – Ancestry.com, see http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3927.
1887-1901 Buchanan County, Missouri Taxpayers List – FamilySearch.org [Printed Book Only], scheduled to be digitized, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1006668.
Missouri City Directories, 1889-1890s – Ancestry.com, includes Kansas City, 1889, 1890, 1891; Springfield, 1890; St. Joseph, 1889, 1890, 1891; and St. Louis, 1889, 1891, 1893; part of Ancestry’s U.S. City Directories compilation, use the Browse this Collection/Missouri/Name of City/year, see https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469.
1890 School Tax Book Index, St. Charles County, Missouri [Printed Book Only], scheduled to be digitized, see the FHL catalog page: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/965950.
1897-1950 Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications – FamilySearch.org, 27,874 records, see https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1865475.
Further Reading:
– Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920. Evolution of county boundaries, all states, 393 maps.
– The 1890 Census: A Quick Look: A Genealogists’ Insta-Guide™ An overview of the lost 1890 census and the 1890 Veterans Schedules.
– Censuses & Substitute Name Lists. 52 books (AL-WY, DC & US Territories).
GenealogyBlog Articles Related to Censuses & Substitutes:
– Common Census Questions. Census Takers, Census Bureau, etc.
– Are You Reading the Originals? Reading Federal Census Records. Census Copies, etc.
– Old City Directories – Before the Internet. Genealogy in City Directories, etc.
– County Name Changes and Abolished Counties Reflected in the 1790-1920 Censuses.
– Census Records and County Boundary Changes.
– Peculiarities of the First Federal Census. Facts about the 1790 census.
– Census Mistakes. Things to consider when using census records, and areas where mistakes are prevalent.
– Taking the Census in the Applegate Valley of Oregon. Census taker met by shotgun.
Note that under “Further Reading” there is mention of a new Insta-Guide for the 1890 Federal Census and Union Veterans, Leland says it will be posted at the Family Roots Publishing Co product site in a few days time.