Source:Effingham, Illinois, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule

Source

1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule

Coverage

Publication information

Type	Government / Church records

Citation

Effingham County, Illinois. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

General Tips

Original (microfilm) images of the 1870 Census are sourced as COUNTY, STATE, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

General 1870 Census Information
Ancestry search: 1870 United States Federal Census (subscription required)
Archives.com (subscription required)
FamilySearch: United States Census, 1870 (free search, includes images)
Internet Archive: 9th Population Census of the United States - 1870 has free images of the 1870 census. Census images can be browsed by location; there is not a name-index or search function.
Some public libraries offer free home access (through their websites) to Heritage Quest, which has searchable images of the 1870 census. (NOTE: the index is only heads-of-household and people with a different surname in the household.)
Census films can be ordered through local Family History Centers