Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Enumeration District Maps

 Learn more about where your ancestors lived by looking at enumeration district maps from the censuses.

The census bureau divided land up into districts in order for enumerators(census takers) to do their jobs more efficiently.

One source for maps is the National Archives. Another is the Unified Census ID Finder.

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