-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: 1880 census maps? Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:37:18 +0000 From: Malcomb, Lou <[log in to unmask]> To: 'Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship' <[log in to unmask]> IU has some of these for Indiana from the National Archives on microfilm, actually they are not maps but descriptions but usually quite useful: T1224 Descriptions of Census Enumeration Districts 1830-1890 and 1910-1950. The finding aid is at: https://estore.archives.gov/T1224_AID.pdf A3378 Enumeration District maps for the 12^th through 16^th Censuses of the U.S. 1900-1940 and M1930 Enumeration District maps for the 15^th Census of the U.S. 1930 might also be of interest to people. *From:*Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee *Sent:* Tuesday, November 05, 2013 4:53 PM *To:* [log in to unmask] *Subject:* Re: 1880 census maps? -------- Original Message -------- *Subject: * RE: 1880 census maps? *Date: * Tue, 5 Nov 2013 21:34:56 +0000 *From: * Kathy Stroud <[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> *To: * Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Hi all, I seem to remember from looking into this that the census bureau did not publish enumeration district maps until some time into the 1900's.� The enumeration districts were created at the local level and local offices hand-drew maps.� If they exxist for 1880, the only copy may be at NARA. http://www.archives.gov/research/census/reference-reports/ed-maps-1880-1930.pdf KAthy Stroud ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:*Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship [[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] on behalf of Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee [[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] *Sent:* Tuesday, November 05, 2013 9:16 AM *To:* [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> *Subject:* Re: 1880 census maps? -------- Original Message -------- *Subject: * Re: 1880 census maps? *Date: * Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:03:52 -0800 *From: * Carlos Diaz <[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> *To: * [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> � I don't think they did population maps in 1880 in that manner.� The 1880 Census did produce some maps but it was for the Forest Trees of North America volume and the Mortality & Vital Statistics volume.� � However, the 1890 Census did produce a statistical atlas (one of my favorite publications) that covered 100 years of information (1890 was the centennial census).� After begging for years, the Census finally updated that atlas for the 2000 Census which give you data from 1890 - 2000. � However,I don't think they published anything in 1880 at the district level like they do now. � � � � ----------------------------------------------------------------------- � ������,-~~-.___. �����/ |�'����\��������"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of ����(�)��������0��������the few or the one." �����\_/-, ,----' ��������====����������//��������������Mr. Spock �������/�\-'~;���/~~~(O)�������������Star Trek:�The Wrath of Khan ������/�__/~|��/������| ����=(�_____| (_________| ��������������������������������������� � Carlos A. Diaz Government Publications, Maps, and Microforms ��������������������������� James E. Brooks Library����� Central Washington University Mailstop 7548 Ellensburg, WA 98926 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://www.lib.cwu.edu/government-publications/ Carlos' phone:��(509) 963-1545 � ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> "Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library,� � � � � � � � � � � � � UW Milwaukee" <[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 11/5/2013 7:45 AM >>> -------- Original Message -------- Subject:� � � � � � � 1880 census maps? Date:� � Tue, 5 Nov 2013 15:43:06 +0000 From:� � Ken Rockwell <[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> To:� � � � Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> I’ve had a reference question about whether we have any “maps of the 1880 Census enumeration districts for the state of Utah.”� It doesn’t appear so, but I wonder how detailed any census maps were back then. Did the census produce (and distribute) such maps that would be available somewhere?� Alternatively, has anyone in more recent times managed to reconstruct such a map for GIS purposes? ---Ken Rockwell J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT