United States Historical Records

The United States is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district (Washington, D.C.), and 326 Indian reservations. The country has the world's third-largest land area, second-largest exclusive economic zone, and third-largest population, exceeding 334 million.

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United States vital records United States Obituary Index from OldNews.com™ 105,367,118 records available U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI) 94,418,601 records available United States, Veterans Burials 12,490,452 records available Newspaper and Funeral Home Obituaries 8,639,411records available See the entire collection catalog of vital records in the USA	United States census and voter lists 1950 United States Federal Census 159,401,661 records available 1940 United States Federal Census 134,282,495 records available 1930 United States Federal Census 125,150,767 records available 1920 United States Federal Census 107,445,111 records available 1910 United States Federal Census 92,639,466 records available 1900 United States Federal Census 76,460,854 records available 1880 United States Federal Census 50,473,326 records available 1870 United States Federal Census 40,383,628 records available 1860 United States Federal Census 27,120,054 records available 1850 United States Federal Census 20,571,627 records available See the entire collection catalog of census and voter lists in the USA
United States immigration records Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 113,554,317 records available New York, Passenger List Book Indexes 1906-1942 15,213,248 records available United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956 12,398,840 records available New York Castle Garden Immigrants 11,465,013 records available U.S. Naturalization Records 5,503,121 records available Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1500 - 1900 5,122,219 records available Boston, Massachusetts Passenger Lists, 1891-1943 3,945,505 records available Seattle, Washington Passenger Lists, 1890-1957 2,637,783 records available United States, Alien Immigration Case Files 2,076,361 records available United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925 1,894,809 records available Honolulu, Hawaii Passenger Lists, 1900-1953 1,651,014 records available See the entire collection catalog of immigration and travel records in the USA	United States newspaper records United States Newspapers from OldNews.com™ 33,256,590 pages in 14,054 newspaper titles Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1791-1963 14,728,685 pages in 1,952 sources Massachusetts Newspapers, 1704-1974 6,072,758 pages in 239 newspaper titles Pennsylvania Newspapers, 1795-2009 7,508,050 pages in 70 newspaper titles Florida Newspapers, 1901-2009 8,071,372 pages in 25 newspaper titles California Newspapers, 1847-2009 2,098,543 pages in 55 newspaper titles New York Newspapers, 1806-2007 1,899,455 pages in 56 newspaper titles See the entire collection catalog of newspaper records in the USA
United States public records U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 240,605,123 records available United States, Veterans Burials 12,427,698 records available Newspaper and Funeral Home Obituaries 8,639,411 records available 1970 - 1999 Florida, Marriages 7,108,818 records available 1866-1909 New York, New York City Births 7,560,069 records available See the entire collection catalog of Vital records in the USA	United States military records United States World War I Draft Registrations, 1917-1918 24,870,511 records available U.S. World War II Army Enlistment 7,997,178 records available U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861 - 1865 6,271,153 records available United States, Index of Navy and Marine Corps Awards, 1925-1994 1,760,080 records available Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1,663,575 records available Air Force Register Extracts 1,065,430 records available Arlington National Cemetery 399,950 records available United States, War of 1812, Soldiers who Served in Volunteer Organizations 358,758 records available World War II Reserve Corps Records 333,442 records available United States, Spanish-American War, Soldiers who Served in Volunteer Organizations 291,350 records available United States Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891 261,940 records available American Overseas Military Burials, 1917-1974 247,315 records available US World War II Prisoners of War, 1941 - 1946 143,376 records available Korean War Casualties, 1950 - 1957 109,974 records available See the entire collection catalog of military records in the USA
United States public records U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 240,605,123 records available U.S. Public Records Index 816,034,343 records available United States, Medicare Public Provider Enrollment 1,868,932 records records available See the entire collection catalog of public records in the USA	United States government, land, court and will records United States, Index of Court Cases, 1833-2018 6,713,783 records available California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 3,302,524 records available Georgia, State Employees 2,107,286 records available Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 1,238,739 records available Ohio, Stark County Probate Court Registrations 1,153,176 records available See the entire collection catalog of government, land, court and will records in the USA
United States histories, memories and biographies Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 32,260 records available Chronicles of the Builders of the Commonwealth, Volume 3 (1891) 1,372 records available The Chandler Family 1,356 records available Genealogical And Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America (1914) 1,318 records available Hull Family in America 1,296 records available American Boyers (1915) 1,276 records available See the entire collection catalog of histories, memories and biographies in the USA	United States directories, guides and references U.S. City Directories 561,496,413 records in 25,468 directories City Directories by DistantCousin Genealogy 558,637 records available United States, National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel, 1953-1956 125,515 records records available See the entire collection catalog of directories, guides and references in the USA
United States book records Indiana, Hamilton County Newspaper Announcements 258,245 pages Minnesota, Scott County Newspaper Announcements 154,743 records available Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Volume 29 1,346 pages Pennsylvania Archives, Volume 1 1,331 pages See the entire collection catalog of books and publications in the USA	United States school and universities U.S. Yearbooks Name Index, 1890-1979 242,904,778 records in 253,429 yearbooks U.S. Yearbooks, 1890-1979 31,318,712 pages in 253,429 yearbooks Alumni Lists by DistantCousin Genealogy 54,957 records available See the entire collection catalog of school and university in the USA
United States maps Historic U.S. Maps 1,431,369 records available U.S. Property Owners Index and Maps 265,069 records available Genealogist, a Quarterly Magazine of Genealogical, Antiquarian, Topographical and Heraldic Research, Volume 1, 1884 894 records available See the entire collection catalog of maps in the USA

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