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The US Census Bureau collects census records for the United States. Census records for Blount Co. are available from 1830 to 1930. There are state-wide indexes for 1830-1870 and soundex indexes for 1880 and 1900-1930. Records before 1830 were lost or destroyed. To learn more about the census records and the questions asked each year, check out There are printable census extracts available online that you can print out. You should also check out this short lesson on Deciphering Old Handwriting, a MUST for census research!

Microfilmed census records might be available for purchase at the Tennessee State Library and Archives or from the National Archives. Most microfilm and microfishe records are available to rent for use in the LDS Family History Centers (FHC). Family History Centers are open to the public and located around the country. You can rent the films you want for use at your local FHC from the main library in Salt Lake City at a reasonable cost. Each FHC has a catalog of the available films and volunteers eager to help you with your research.

Census indexes are available for some schedules on CD-ROM. SK Publications will scan the census onto CD by order and has some books with photocopied pages of the census available.

Information Available Online

1830 Census Project About 90% completed.	1850 Census Project The complete 1850 Census.
1860 Census Index Lookups are available.	1870 Census Lookups are available.
1880 Census Index 1% Sampling Online Lookups are available.	1890 Census Lookups are available.

Census Records on Microfilm

**Double check catalogs before ordering**
Census Year	FHC Microfilm Numbers	National Archives
Census Year	FHC Microfilm Numbers	Series	Film number
1830	024,536	M19	178
1840	024,542	M704	517
1850	024,562	M432	871
1860	805,242 6,048,575 (fiche)	M653	1241(free) 1281(slave)
1870	553,014 6,048,604 (fishe)	M593	1515
1880	1,255,245 6,048,574 (fishe)	T9	1245
1890	1,255,245 6,048,461 (fishe)	M123	95 Veteran's Sched.
1900	1,241,558(ed.14-22) 1,241,559(ed.23-end)	T623	1558(ed.14-22) 1559(ed.23-end)
1910	1,375,504	T624	1491
1920	1,821,729	T625	1729

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