Here's the map:
After less than three months, there are only 4 states west of the Mississippi that aren't searchable. The volunteer indexing effort has been phenomenal - with over 130,000 indexers working at this to index and arbitrate over 132 million names.
The states that are "lagging" are:
* New Jersey - 35% indexed
* North Carolina - 27% indexed
* South Carolina - 35% indexed
The states that I'm most anxious to search are Massachusetts, which is now 45% indexed, and Connecticut, which is 54% indexed. I guess I will have to do some batches to get them finished sooner.
Since California is now searchable, I will start doing my one-name searches using Linda's Leland, Schaffner, and McKnew families to start with. I have some unknowns in the extended families, and I think the 1940 census will provide more information about those families. While I found my mother, grandparents, and great-grandparents in San Diego County previously, there are still Kemp, Auble and Smith cousins, and their offspring, to find using the search feature.
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/06/1940-us-census-update-29-states.html
Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver
3 comments:
And in which states would I find my 1940 ancestors? New Jersey and South Carolina, of course. (George would find his in North Carolina.)
I feel singled out!
You're not alone, Drew! I'm itching for Massachusetts!
Drew,
Most of my ancestors are in South Carolina also. I am helping to index the South Carolina census records so I can find my ancestors in the 1940 census. What are you doing to help?
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