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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1800 research in the United States.  
 
This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1800 research in the United States.  
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| align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth  
 
| align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth  
 
| align="left" | [[United States Church Records|Church Records]], [[United States Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[United States Biography|Biography]], [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[United States Societies|Societies]]  
 
| align="left" | [[United States Church Records|Church Records]], [[United States Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[United States Biography|Biography]], [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[United States Societies|Societies]]  
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| align="left" | [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[United States History|History]], [[United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| align="left" | [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[United States History|History]], [[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
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| align="left" | [[United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[United States Census|Census]], [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[United States Church Records|Church Records]]  
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| align="left" | [[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[United States Census|Census]], [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[United States Church Records|Church Records]]  
 
| align="left" | [[United States Military Records|Military Records]], [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 
| align="left" | [[United States Military Records|Military Records]], [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 
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| align="left" | Ethnicity  
 
| align="left" | Ethnicity  
 
| align="left" | [[United States Minorities|Minorities]], [[Indians of the United States and Their Records|American Indians]], [[United States Societies|Societies]]  
 
| align="left" | [[United States Minorities|Minorities]], [[Indians of the United States and Their Records|American Indians]], [[United States Societies|Societies]]  
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| align="left" | [[United States Church Records|Church Records]], [[United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[United States Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| align="left" | [[United States Church Records|Church Records]], [[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[United States Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
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| align="left" | [[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[United States Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[United States Societies|Societies]]  
 
| align="left" | [[United States Census|Census]], [[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[United States Biography|Biography]]
 
| align="left" | [[United States Census|Census]], [[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[United States Biography|Biography]]
 
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| align="left" | [[United States Census|Census]], [[United States Directories|Directories]], [[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
 
| align="left" | [[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[United States Court Records|Court Records]], [[United States Biography|Biography]]
 
| align="left" | [[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[United States Court Records|Court Records]], [[United States Biography|Biography]]
 
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| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members  
 
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members  
 
| align="left" | [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[United States Church Records|Church Records]], [[United States Census|Census]], Phone Disc, [[United States Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
 
| align="left" | [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[United States Church Records|Church Records]], [[United States Census|Census]], Phone Disc, [[United States Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
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| align="left" | [[United States Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Adoption Research|Adoptions]]
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| align="left" | [[United States Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Adoption Research|Adoptions]]
 
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| align="left" | Physical description  
 
| align="left" | [[United States Military Records|Military Records]], [[United States Biography|Biography]]  
 
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| align="left" | [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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| align="left" | [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 
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| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the state  
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| align="left" | [[United States Census|Census]] (indexed), [[United States Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[United States Military Records|Military Records]], [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]], and other records with a statewide index r [[Soundex|Soundex]]  
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| align="left" | [[United States Census|Census]] (indexed), [[United States Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[United States Military Records|Military Records]], [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]], and other records with a statewide index, [[Soundex|Soundex]]  
 
| align="left" | [[United States Biography|Biography]], [[United States Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[United States History|History]], [[United States Directories|Directories]], [[United States Societies|Societies]], [[United States Taxation|Taxation]]
 
| align="left" | [[United States Biography|Biography]], [[United States Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[United States History|History]], [[United States Directories|Directories]], [[United States Societies|Societies]], [[United States Taxation|Taxation]]
 
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Latest revision as of 13:42, 28 December 2012

United States Gotoarrow.png Record Selection Table
See also United States, How to Find Genealogy Records

This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1800 research in the United States.

1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.

2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.

4. Then look for the record type you need in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog.

Note: Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.

1. If You Need  2. Look First In 3. Then Search
Age Census, Vital Records, Cemeteries Military Records, Taxation
Birth date Vital Records, Church Records, Bible Records Cemeteries, Obituaries, Census
Birthplace Vital Records, Church Records, Census Newspapers, Obituaries
City or parish of foreign birth Church Records, Genealogy, Biography, Naturalization and Citizenship, Societies Vital Records, Obituaries, History, Emigration and Immigration
Country of foreign birth Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records Military Records, Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries
County origins and boundaries History, Maps, Historical Geography Gazetteers
Death Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records, Obituaries, Societies Newspapers, Bible Records, Military Records, Town Records
Ethnicity Minorities, American Indians, Societies Church Records, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Periodicals
Historical background History, Periodicals Minorities
Immigration date Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Societies Census, Newspapers, Biography
Living relatives (and adoptions) Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries, Internet, Adoptions Census, Biography, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records
Maiden name Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers, Bible Records Cemeteries, Military Records, Probate Records, Obituaries
Marriage Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Newspapers, Bible Records, Town Records Cemeteries, Military Records, Probate Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Land and Property
Occupation Census, Directories, Emigration and Immigration Newspapers, Court Records, Biography
Parents, children, and other family members Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Phone Disc, Probate Records, Obituaries, Genealogy Bible Records, Newspapers, Emigration and Immigration, Adoptions
Physical description Military Records, Biography Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records, Emigration and Immigration, Genealogy
Place-finding aids Gazetteers, Maps, Historical Geography History, Periodicals
Place (town) of residence when you know only the state Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, and other records with a statewide index, Soundex Biography, Probate Records, History, Directories, Societies, Taxation
Places family has lived Census, Land and Property, History, Directories Military Records, Taxation, Obituaries
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies History, Biography
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Societies Periodicals
Religion Church Records, History, Biography Bible Records, Cemeteries, Genealogy
Social activities History, Biography Newspapers, Societies Town Records, Court Records, Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries
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