1930 Census Indexes and Other Finding Aids

• Microfilmed Soundex Indexes
• Geographic Descriptions of Census Enumeration Districts
• Enumeration District Maps
• Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts
• 1930 City Directories Available at NARA

Microfilmed Soundex Indexes

States with Soundexes

Indexes using the Soundex indexing system exist for the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky (part), Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia (part).

The Kentucky counties are: Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Kenton, Muhlenberg, Perry, and Pike.

The West Virginia counties are: Fayette, Harrison, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, and Raleigh.

State-by-State Microfilm Roll Count

This table lists the microfilm publication number (M number) and number of rolls of Soundex microfilm for each state that has a Soundex.

State	Microfilm Publication Number	Number of Rolls
Alabama	M2049	195 rolls
Arkansas	M2050	100 rolls
Florida	M2051	98 rolls
Georgia	M2052	253 rolls
Kentucky	M2053	24 rolls
Louisiana	M2054	146 rolls
Mississippi	M2055	158 rolls
North Carolina	M2056	169 rolls
South Carolina	M2057	109 rolls
Tennessee	M2058	169 rolls
Virginia	M2059	127 rolls
West Virginia	M2060	39 rolls

1930 City Directories Available at NARA

To assist researchers in locating a specific address for city residents, NARA purchased a large number of microfilmed city directories from a commercial vendor. This microfilm is NOT available for sale from NARA.

These city directories are available for use by researchers at the National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20408-0001, and at NARA's regional facilities around the country.

For more information, see Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA