Dave, your post was chock full of wisdom and tips, as usual. Thank you. As per your suggestion, I did scope out Cyndi's lists and found a great essay site which gives a very detailed explanation of the "History of Enumeration Procedures, 1790-1940", that I'm enjoying reading, though, at this late hour, will have to continue tomorrow. I doubt that there is a definitive answer to my original question, other than possibly how you listed the townships of district #24. Perhaps, in lieu of, or until an educational response from NARA microfilm experts (or LDS), that's the way to proceed for all early bundled locations, throughout the country. I certainly have learned to take notes for future. Thanks loads to all who have contributed and continue to hunt for helpful tips, and especially to Dave for all the time he generously invests in his fellow researchers! Di Here's that essay, History of Enumeration Procedures, 1790-1940 http://www.ipums.umn.edu/~pipums/voliii/enumproc1.html Partial Quote; from the site Introduction: "Diana L. Magnuson This essay presents a short history of enumeration practices from 1790 to 1940. It aims to describe those aspects related to organization, personnel, and oversight that might have affected the outcome of the census as reflected in the manuscript returns. The essay does not cover the processing of the returns, only the elements that affected the manuscripts from which the modern census samples were created. The essay is divided into four parts: personnel recruitment and quality, training and oversight, public preparedness for the census, and mechanisms for correcting the final returns. Most of the material contained here is derived from Diana L. Magnuson, Magnuson, "The Making of a Modern Census: The United States Census of Population, 1790-1940," Ph.D. dissertation, University of Minnesota, 1995. The various sources for this essay are cited there. "