Charlene Pinkowski wrote: Hello fellow TN Rooters, Can anyone out there advise me? > I am wondering whether or not there are indexes to the 1910 and 1920 > Nashville, Davidson, TN censuses by street? I have a street address for both > years but the family was not found in the Soundex files, so I want to get in > the reels with the exact street and hunt for them that way. It is entirely > possible they were living under another head of household name. CHARLENE. I am wondering if you used the SEPARATE soundex to 1910 census of Tennessee? This separate soundex ONLY listed citizens who lived WITHIN the city limits of Nashville (Chattanooga and other large cities). This soundex is T1276 and begins roll 112 thru 142. (The most commonly used soundex is for citizens who lived in the state of Tennessee but not inside those large cities, and it is T1276 roll 1-111). Assuming you used the correct soundex for 1910, here are some other tips: There are GUIDES on microfilm, to the enumeration districts (called ED's) for 1910 census. These guides are by state, then by county - this microfilm accompanies the 1910 and 1920 census (1900 too I think). Using the guide to the ED's within Davidson Co, Tn for 1910, would provide a description of the outer limits of each census taker's district (each ED within the county)...so you would get the roll just for Davidson County, then scroll within the county to just the town of Nashville. In describing the boundaries of each enumeration district within the city, they used streets as dividing lines and often refer to many other streets within each enumeration district ...therefore I hope you use this microfilm. Here is the roll you'd need: FOR 1910 the one you need is: microfilm T1224 (series number) CENSUS ENUMERATION DISTRICT DESCRIPTIONS ROLL 38 has on it: Rhode Island, S. C., S. D AND TENNESSEE For 1920 LIKEWISE, 1920 census has same thing as above (Census ED descriptions for entire U. S., one of them for just Tennessee-on microfilm), but I don't happen to have the microfilm number on hand for 1920. IN ADDITION, the 1920 census has some MAPS available which show the boundary of each enumeration district (must be ordered from Natl Archives in DC-takes 2-3 months, cost? about $2 I think + postage). I recall they do not have a map for every every state (showing each county or town)...just some. You have to be lucky. In this case, you are! There is a map available for Davidson Co...but BETTER, there is another map showing description of each census taker's district within the City of NASHVILLE. I haven't seen these maps, just telling you what is available according to Natl Archives descriptions. I'm told that a description of all the census from 1790 to 1920 including soundex for 1880-1920 (such as I've mentioned above) is now on internet at the National Archives home page.Previously this description was in book (catalog) format and the Natl Archives used 4 books: 1790-1890, 1900, 1910 and 1920. Before ordering a map, you should check internet first to see cost.You might try www.nara.gov/genealogy/genindex.html or just www.nara then scroll to genealogy, try to find catalogs that list all the microfilm available for just the 1910 (T624) and 1920 census (T625) and soundex for each. They call it "A catalog of microfilm copies of the schedules" (census and soundex). Description of the "Census Enumeration Dist Descriptions " is always at the very first page or two of each book (catalog). In 1910, it is on page vii. Good luck, Joyce