Source:DeWitt, Illinois, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule

General Tips

Original (microfilm) images of the 1880 Census are sourced as COUNTY, STATE, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

• General 1880 Census Information
• Ancestry search: 1880 United States Federal Census has a free index with more extensive search options, but a subscription is required to view the associated images.
• FamilySearch: United States Census, 1880 (free searchable database with images)
• Internet Archive: 10th Population Census of the United States - 1880 has free images of both the 1880 census and the 1880 soundex index to the census records. Census images can be browsed by location; there is not a name-index or search function.
• Many local libraries offer free home access (through their websites) to Heritage Quest, which has searchable images of the 1880 census.
• Census films can be ordered from the Family History Center