A United States census was taken in 1890. In fact, it was the most extensive yet, since it captured expanded information on nearly 63 million people.
Despite all the data collected, very little survives today. Most of it was destroyed in not 1 but 2 fires. Worse, a prior practice of making copies of census volumes to keep at the local level was not continued in 1890.
Only scattered sections of the population schedules exist today. These are for just a handful of locales and precincts in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma Territory, South Dakota, Texas, or Washington, D.C.
What substitute collections might exist to help with genealogical research needed during this time period?