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Indexes: fiche, film, or book
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of California, click here

Online indexes and images
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NO VETS - YES 1840

YES VETS - NO 1840

NO VETS - NO 1840

Indexes: fiche, film, or book
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of California, click here.

Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing California censuses, click here.

Why use a census?
A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.

More about censuses
Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:


 * index searching tips
 * analyzing and using what you find
 * census accuracy
 * historical background
 * contents of various census years and types

Sources and footnotes
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