In a message dated 6/24/98 8:21:06 AM, mcollins@sfths.sft434.k12.ks.us wrote: <<If, for instance, you find your people in Clark CO. AR. in ,just say 1850, but that part of Clark CO. becomes Ouchita county in 1855, What county would the records from 1850 reside in? Clark, or Ouchita? Thanks Marcia Moore Collins>> Marcia and GenTippers, Assume that the records would remain with the jurisdiction that created the records. (I can think of no exceptions to this but there probably are a few.) This is why the "Dollarhide" book is so important. Thorndale, W., and Dollarhide, W. "Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790 -1920". Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., (1997), ISBN 0-8063-1188-6 Ralph Komives RalphK@aol.com http://members.aol.com/RalphK/DocumentSearch.html Document Searches in Washington, D.C. Area and Annapolis, MD. Problem searches and Common Names a specialty. Research at: DAR Library, National Archives, Library of Congress, MD State Archives