The census book : a genealogist's guide to federal census facts, schedules and indexes : with master extraction forms for federal census schedules, 1790-1930
Includes bibliographical references (p. 38) and index.
Contents
Contents: COLONIAL ROADS TO 1750 - The Boston Post Road and the King's Highway; The Lancaster Road; The Fall Line Road; The Great Valley Road; The Pioneer's Road; The Upper Road / COLONIAL ROADS, 1750 - 1775 - Braddock's Road, Forbes' Road, The Wilderness Road, New York Migrations / ROADS TO THE OHIO COUNTRY - Zane's Trace, The Nashville Road , The National Road / ROADS TO THE OLD SOUTHWEST- The Natchez Trace, The Federal Horse Path, The ways south after 1815
Summary
The author is a genealogist. The book provides maps of early American roads and descriptions of those roads as they relate to migration.
"These maps provide critical information for genealogists trying to locate the passages of early migration in America. The publication familiarizes readers about why and when the earliest wagon roads became available by discussing the significant historical events that led to the opening of new settlements. " [from Amazon.com]
Shows U.S. county boundary maps for the census decades superimposed on modern county boundaries. Gives background information on each census, including census availability for each county.
New York State censuses & substitutes : an annotated bibliography of state censuses, census substitutes, and selected name lists in print, on microform, or online : with county boundary maps, 1683-1915 : and state census examples and extraction forms, 1825-1925
"This book identifies the state census manuscripts that survive, and the microfilmed copies available for New York's sixty-two counties"--Preface, p. xiii.
