United States Regional Records
Learn the record types unique to each region and state to find your ancestors.
Regional Records
Great Plains
Introduction
History and Background
State and Territorial Census Records
Church Records
Migration
Land Records
Military Records
Additional Records
Finding the Records
Gulf South
Introduction
History and Background
Church Records
Court Records
Land Records
Confederate Records
Probate Records
Tax Records
Mid-Atlantic
Introduction
Historical Background
Census
Church Records
Land Records
Newspapers
Probate Records
Vital Records
Mid-South
Introduction
History and Background
Church Records
Court Records
Land Records
Confederate Records
Probate Records
Tax Records
Key Records
Additional Records
Midwest
Introduction
History and Background
Finding the Records
Church Records
Migration
Land Records
Military Records
Tax Records
Additional Records
Mountain West
Introduction
Mountain West States
Census
Vital Records
Voting Records
Boundary Changes
Border Crossings
Native Americans
Land Records
Military
Internet Sites
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New England
Introduction
History and Background
Basics of New England Research
Land Records
Probate Records
Tax Records
Military Records: Series
State Specific Records
Researching Your New England Passengers of The Great Migration 1620-1640
Using New England Probate Records 17th to 20th century
Pacific States
Introduction
History and Background
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Oregon
Washington
The Pacific Coast and the Southwest
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