Source:Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedules

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

Availability

The 1870 census can be searched by name on the FamilySearch website. A digital version of the microfilm rolls can be found at the Internet Archive. Sagadahoc County is on roll 557.