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PAGE: I Know the City/Town But Don’t Know the Street Address Where My Ancestor Lived in 1940
To locate your ancestor in the 1940 Census, you must use a name index or know the Enumeration District your ancestor lived in. Check to see if the state your ancestor lived in has been indexed. If the state index has not yet been completed, use the following steps to determine the correct Enumeration District number.

There are several ways to locate a street address for your ancestor. Use the following steps.

Step 1 Locate Your Ancestor in a City Directory
Your ancestor may be listed in a city directory. A city directory is an alphabetical listing of residents in a town or city.

Some city directories can be found online:


 * Ancestry.com - ($)

If your city is not listed, you can find city directories at:


 * Public Libraries - Contact the public library in the town/city your ancestor to see if they have a city directory for 1940 or years close to that date (1939 or 1941). Contact information for Public Libraries in the United States.
 * University Libraries - Contact the University Library closest to the town they lived in to see if they have a city directory for 1940 or years close to that date (1939 or 1941). Contact information for University Libraries in the United States.

City Directories are not available for the large cities of: Chicago New York City

If there is no city directory available for the city or town you are searching, use a substitute source to locate an address. [I Don't Know the Town or State Where My Ancestor Lived in 1940|I Don't Know the Town or State Where My Ancestor Lived in 1940]

Step 2 Use SteveMorse.org to Determine the Enumeration District (E.D.)
Go to www.stevemorse.org/census/unified.html. Use the drop down lists to choose the state, county, and city or town where your ancestor lived. Fill in the street address and the cross streets identified in step one to determine the E.D. (The E.D. should consist of two numbers separated by a dash with the first number representing the county.)

Once you1940 Enumeration District


 * Click on the enumeration district numbers displayed and choose 1940 ED Description in the box to see the names of the streets that border that enumeration district. Go to http://stevemorse.org/census/xml1940edmaps for links to the original enumeration district maps (images hosted by the National Archives).