The following is excerpted from a posting to ROOTS-L. It is definitely worth saving. Joni Hudson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------"This is an extremely INCOMPLETE list of the institutions which have Federal census records for the United States available for researcher use. DO NOT expect these facilities to do research for you. Claire Prechtel-Kluskens Archivist/Genealogy Specialist Archives I User Services Branch (NWDTA) National Archives, Washington, DC 20408 claire.kluskens@ARCH1.nara.gov Microfilm Rental Programs: National Archives Microfilm Rental Program, P.O. Box 30, Annapolis Junction, Maryland 20701-0030. Phone: 301-604-3699. [Entire U.S., 1790-1920]. American Genealogical Lending Library, P.O. Box 329, Bountiful, UT 84011-0329. Phone: 1-800-760-AGLL. [Entire U.S., 1790-1920]. Family History Centers run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Check the business white pages of your telephone book, or get a list of Family History Centers in your state by writing to Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150. [Entire U.S., 1790-1920]. ---------------------------------------------- Microfilm for Purchase: National Archives, Product Sales Section (NWPS), Washington, DC 20408. Phone 1-800-234-8861. [Entire U.S., 1790-1920]. American Genealogical Lending Library, P.O. Box 329, Bountiful, UT 84011-0329. [Entire U.S., 1790-1920]. ------------------------------------------------ Facilities Where You Can Do Research: NOTE: Much of this list was compiled by calling these facilities, or by surfing the internet. For public libraries, I was generally told the library had census microfilm for that particular county; I then extrapolated the library's additional holdings by determining what else was on the microfilm by using National Archives microfilm catalogs. Florida: GAINESVILLE: Alachua County Library District, 401 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601. Phone 352-334-3934. [Florida, 1830-1920]. GAINESVILLE: University of Florida at Gainesville, P.O. Box 117001, Gainesville, FL 32611-7001. [Alabama, 1830-1910; Florida, 1830-1920; Georgia, 1820-1910; Louisiana, 1810-1910; Mississippi, 1820-1910; North Carolina, 1790-1910; South Carolina, 1790-1910; Virginia, 1810-1910]. JACKSONVILLE: Jacksonville Public Library, 122 N. Ocean St., Jacksonville, FL 32202. Phone 904-630-2409. [Alabama, 1830-1920; Arkansas, 1830-1850; Florida, 1830-1920; Georgia, 1820-1920; Kentucky, 1810-1920; Louisiana, 1810-1920; Mississippi, 1820-1920; North Carolina, 1800-1920; South Carolina, 1800-1920; Tennessee, 1810-1920; Utah, 1850; Virginia, 1810-1920]. LARGO: Largo Library, 351 E. Bay Dr., Largo, FL 33770. [Entire U.S., 1850, 1900; Florida, 1830-1920]. LEESBURG: Leesburg Public Library, 204 N. 5th St., Leesburg, FL 34748. [Florida, 1830-1920; Georgia, 1870. Also Georgia counties: Carroll, 1850; Cass, 1850, Chatham, 1850; Chattooga, 1850; Cherokee (part), 1850; Forsyth, 1850; Franklin, 1850; Gilmer, 1850; Glynn, 1850; Gordon, 1850; Greene, 1850; Gwinnett, 1850; Habersham, 1850; Hall, 1850; Hancock, 1850; Harris (part), 1850; Randolph, 1860; Richmond, 1860. Also Illinois counties: Fulton, 1870; Mason, 1870; Massac, 1870. Also Iowa counties: Linn, 1860. Also New York counties: Madison, 1860. Also North Carolina counties: Caswell (part) thru Yancey, 1860. Also Ohio counties: Franklin (part), 1880. Also Virginia counties: Spotsylvania thru York, 1850. ORLANDO: Orange County Public Library, 101 East Central Blvd., Orlando, FL 32801. Phone: 407-425-4694 ext. 380. [Entire U.S., 1790-1920] TALLAHASSEE: Florida State Archives/Florida State Library, R.A. Gray Bldg., 500 South Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250. [Alabama, 1830-1920; Arkansas, 1830-1860, 1870 (part), 1880; California, 1850; Connecticut, 1800-1850; Delaware, 1820-1880; District of Columbia, 1820-1850, 1880; Georgia, 1820-1920; Illinois, 1820-1870; Indiana, 1820-1860, 1870-1880 (part); Iowa, 1840-1850; Kentucky, 1810-1920; Louisiana, 1810-1910; Maine, 1810-1860; Maryland, 1810-1910; Massachusetts, 1810-1860, 1870 (part); Michigan, 1830-1860; Minnesota, 1850-1870, 1900 (part); Mississippi, 1820-1920; Missouri, 1860-1860; New Hampshire, 1820-1850; New Jersey, 1830-1860; New Mexico, 1850; New York, 1810-1860; North Carolina, 1800-1920; Ohio, 1820-1860; Oregon, 1850; Pennsylvania, 1810-1860; Rhode Island, 1800-1870; South Carolina, 1800-1920; Tennessee, 1810-1920; Texas, 1850-1920; Utah, 1850; Vermont, 1810-1860; Virginia, 1810-1920; West Virginia, 1870-1910; Wisconsin, 1840-1870]. TAMPA: Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library, 900 North Ashley Drive, Tampa, FL 33602. Phone 813-273-3631. VERO BEACH: Indian River County Main Library, 1600 21st St., Vero Beach, FL 32960. Phone: 407-770-5060 ext. 18. [Entire U.S., 1790-1870]."