Sue, Until they are done indexing all of the census images, the only really easy way to go about it is to have the ED, Township etc. Indexing is something they are in the process of doing. In the meantime you are pretty much going about it the right way. You may want to try using MapQuest at http://www.mapquest.com to help you with the boardering streets and avenues etc. Unless you have access to a map for the years you are searching that will give you the correct ED's. Helene ---------- WE HAVE OLD CITY DIRECTORIES ON CD http://www.oldcitydirectory.com Mike and Helene Carson OR Check out our auctions at Ebay at: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mikenhelene/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <BUZZYBEE@prodigy.net> To: <WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 1:31 PM Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] Census Records on Ancestry.com > I recently signed up for a year of Ancestry.com with > access to the census records. Now that my daughter > has returned to college, I have some time to use it > and I am trying to learn my way around it. I find > that only some of the census years are indexed, and > for the others you need to know the enumeration > district number and then browse until you find the > family you want. If I have an address, how do I go > about figuring out which enumeration district it was > in? The descriptions they have for the districts are > confusing -- i.e. I have an address on NY Ave but > there are descriptions for about 4 different districts > that say "NY Ave" in them. I would hope there would > be an easier and less time consuming way to go about > this. Does anyone have any suggestions? > > Sue Dotson > Buzzybee@prodigy.net > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.310 / Virus Database: 171 - Release Date: 12/19/01