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DGS NEWSLETTERVOLUME 38, PAGE 11
Preparing to Search the 1940 Census
(Information adapted from NARA web site with permission)
WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW TO PREPARE FOR THE RELEASE OF THE 1940 CENSUS?1.1. Make a list of all the people you want to look for in the
1940 census. Think broadly- ancestors, their siblings,
cousins, etc.-anybody to whom you are related.
2.2. Collect addresses for these people for whom you plan to
search.
Sources for addresses include:
" City Directories (NARA has original Circa 1940 City
Directories for Washington, DC. The Library of
Congress' holds a large nationwide collection of city
directories and many libraries hold local directories.)
" The 1930 Census (useful for people who did not move
between 1930 and 1940). If you have a person's
enumeration district (ED) number from the 1930 Census
you can use "The Converting between 1930 and 1940
Census ED1940s in One Step" search utility at http://
stevemorse.org/census/ed2040.php?year=1940 to find
the equivalent ED for the 1940 Census.
" World War II Draft Records (contact the National
Archives' Regional Location2 for the state in which your
ancestor lived)
" Naturalization Petitions or Declarations of Intent filed
close to 1940 (contact the National Archives' Regional
Location2 for the state in which your ancestor lived)
3.3. Identify the enumeration district (ED) in which each
address was located. There are currently several ways to
do this:
Search the 1940 Census Maps for Enumeration District
Numbers
" Go to the Online Public Access search (OPA): http://
www.archives.gov/research/search/
" Enter 1940 Census maps + the county + the state. For
example, to search for Madison County in Tennessee,
enter: 1940 census maps Madison Tennessee
" You can narrow the search by including a town name in
the search: 1940 Census maps Jackson Madison
Tennessee
Note: Not all towns will have individual maps. You may
need to look at county maps for some towns.
The search will bring back any matching results. The first
three results will be listed; to see additional results click
"View all Online Holdings."" Click the particular result you wish to see to view the
larger version of the map.
" You may use the zoom and pan features to enlarge the
map and move the image on the screen.
If you have the address of an ancestor from 1940, find the
address on the map and then look for the enumeration
district number for that address. The map may have many
other numbers on it. The ED number may be a two part
number separated by a hyphen. The first number represents
the county number and the second number the number of
the enumeration district within that county.
Save the enumeration district numbers for the opening of
the 1940 Census on April 2, 2012. You will be able to
search the digitized copies of the Census by ED number and
then browse for your family members' Census entry.
SEARCH THE 1940 CENSUS ENUMERATION
DISTRICT DESCRIPTIONS
1. Go to the Online Public Access search (OPA): at http://
www.archives.gov/research/search/
" Enter 1940 Census enumeration district
descriptions + the county + the state: 1940 Census
enumeration district descriptions Madison
Tennessee
" You can narrow the search by including a town
name in the search: 1940 Census enumeration
district descriptions Jackson Madison Tennessee
" In the search results, click on the title of the
description to see the full description.
2. Use the Search Utilities at http://stevemorse.org-
census/.
" These utilities are useful tools to search for 1940
EDs from addresses or locations as well as to
convert a 1930 Census ED to a 1940 Census ED.
*
'Library of Congress-www.loc.gov
2National Archives Regional Locations-
www.archives.gov/locations&
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