Table 1. Location and survival of census mortality schedules.
This table is adapted from the information provided by the Census Bureau in Measuring America (2002). Where applicable, we note important differences from the information provided in Measuring America. This listing provides, by state and year, the available mortality schedules. A cell that is blank indicates that there was no mortality data collected in that year in that area. Where the schedule has a National Archives publication number (M, T, GR, A, etc.) that number is listed. We note where we discovered significant shortfalls from the published mortality totals. If the publication was issued by a state archives or other organization, that organization is listed as the originator. Where there is no microfilm publication and the mortality schedule is available in book form only, that is indicated in the individual entry. If “manuscript” is indicated, the schedule has not been published and is available only at the holding institution.
| State | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1885 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Dept. Of Archives and History (ADAH) | ADAH | ADAH | ADAH | |
| Arizona | New Mexico State Records Center and Archives (NMSRCA) | T655 | T655 | ||
| Arkansas | Arkansas History Commission (AHC) | AHC | AHC | AHC | |
| California | UC Berkeley Bancroft Library (BL) | BL | BL Partially complete | BL | |
| Colorado | T655 | T655 | M158 | ||
| Connecticut | Connecticut State Library (CSL) | CSL | CSL | CSL | |
| Delaware | A1155 | A1155 | A1155 | A1155 | |
| District of Columbia | T655 | T655 | T655 | T655 | |
| Florida | T1168 Not on microfilm. Manuscript only. | T1168 Not on microfilm. Manuscript only. | T1168 Not on microfilm. Manuscript only. | T1168 Not on microfilm. Manuscript only. | M845 |
| Georgia | T655 | T655 | T655 | T655 | |
| Idaho | (book form) | Idaho State Historical Society | |||
| Illinois | T1133 | T1133 | T1133 54% of records missing | T1133 | |
| Indiana | Indiana State Library (ISL) | ISL Digitized and online | ISL Digitized and online | ISL Digitized and online | |
| Iowa | A1156 | A1156 | A1156 | A1156 | |
| Kansas | T1130 | T1130 | T1130 | ||
| Kentucky | T655 74% of records missing | T655 | T655 | T655 | |
| Louisiana | T655 | T655 | T655 | T655 | |
| Maine | Maine State Archives (MSA) | MSA | MSA | MSA | |
| Maryland | Maryland State Law Library (MSLL) | MSLL Digital images available | MSLL Digital images available | MSLL Digital images available | |
| Massachusetts | GR19 T1204 | GR19 T1204 | GR19 T1204 | T1204 | |
| Michigan | T1163 | T1163 | T1163 | T1163 | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) (manuscript) | MHS | MHS | MHS | |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Dept. Of Archives and History (MDAH) | MDAH | MDAH | MDAH 50% missing | |
| Missouri | State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSM) | SHSM Microfilm available from FamilySearch | SHSM Microfilm available from FamilySearch. Partially complete | SHSM Microfilm available from FamilySearch | |
| Montana | GR6 | GR6 | |||
| Nebraska | T1128 | T1128 | T1128 | M352 | |
| Nevada | Nevada Historical Society (NHS) (manuscript) | NHS (manuscript) | |||
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire State Library (NHSL) | NHSL Microfilm loanable | NHSL Microfilm loanable | NHSL Microfilm loanable | |
| New Jersey | GR21 | GR21 | GR21 | GR21 | |
| New Mexico | NMSRCA | NMSRCA Digital images available | NMSRCA Digital images available | NMSRCA Digital images available | M846 |
| New York | New York State Archives (NYSA) | NYSA | NYSA | NYSA | |
| North Carolina | GR1 | GR1 | GR1 | GR1 | |
| North Dakota | South Dakota State Historical Society (SDSHS) Microfilm cannot be loaned or copied | SDSHS Microfilm cannot be loaned or copied | SDSHS Microfilm cannot be loaned or copied | State Historical Society of North Dakota (manuscript) | |
| Ohio | T1159 33% of records missing | T1159 | T1159 Data appears to be entirely missing | T1159 Data only survives for some counties | |
| Oregon | Oregon State Library (OSL) | OSL Microfilms are loanable | OSL Microfilms are loanable | OSL Microfilms are loanable | |
| Pennsylvania | T956 | T956 | T956 25% missing | T956 | |
| Rhode Island | Missing data | Missing data | Rhode Island State Archives Digital images available | RISA Digital images available | |
| South Carolina | GR22 | GR22 | GR22 | GR22 | |
| South Dakota | SDSHS | SDSHS | SDSHS | GR27 | |
| Tennessee | T655 | T655 | Missing data | T655 | |
| Texas | T1134 28% of records missing | T1134 | T1134 GR7 | T1134 | |
| Utah | (book form) | (book form) | GR7 State | Missing data | |
| Vermont | Vermont Dept. of Libraries (VDL) (manuscript) | VDL (manuscript) | GR7 | VDL (manuscript) | |
| Virginia | T1132 Only partially complete | T1132 | T1132 | T1132 | |
| Washington | OSL | A1154 | A1154 | A1154 | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Dept. Of Archives and History (WVDAH) | WVDAH | WVDAH | WVDAH | |
| Wisconsin | State Historical Society of Wisconsin (SHSW) | SHSW | SHSW | SHSW | |
| Wyoming | (book form) | (book form) |