North Carolina U.S. Census Enumeration Maps 1900-1940 by County

Links to County Maps in North Carolina 1900-1940 from Unindexed U.S. Census Enumeration Maps Found on Family Search

I came across these unindexed U.S. Census Maps for the all the counties in North Carolina. As I scrolled through them and made a note of where each county started (image number) and I am sharing that information with you here for an easy reference.  SCROLL DOWN FOR COUNTY BY COUNTY LINKS.

There are two rolls for North Carolina.

• Roll 44 is Alamance-Rowan Counties 1900-1940 (This roll is in reverse order). The beginning image numbers and links are listed below.
• Be sure to SCROLL FORWARD AND BACKWARD from the starting image number, to be sure to find all maps for your area. They are grouped together, about 4-10 maps each.
• Also look for city names (not all are noted here) in larger metro areas.
• Not all counties have all four years in maps 1900-1940. (Census was take every ten years.)
• The little dots on the maps are homes.
• Rotate images, if needed, with the tools icon in the upper right corner.
• To find more cities or locations (if they are there) look in reverse alphabetical order.
• Follow the links (AFTER YOU LOG INTO FamilySearch.org) or type in the image number.[1]
• Roll 45 has Rutherford-Yancy Counties 1900-1940, as well as North Dakota Adams-Williams 1900-1940.[2] Images for these counties not noted here, but they are not hard to find.

ROLL 44 BELOW

How to find these images on your own. After you sign into your FamilySearch.org account, here is how you find unindexed records.

Search Unindexed Census Enumeration Maps

1. Go to FamilySearch.org and login to your account.  If you don’t have one, signing up is free.
2. Click on Search, then Records
3. Choose a country and state from the map.
4. Scroll down to where it says Image-Only Historical Records
   1. Choose U.S. Enumeration District Maps
   2. Browse through 63,619 images.
5. Choose the roll for your state.
6. Click on multiple images icon in the upper left corner (highlighted in yellow).
7. Use the – symbol to zoom out to several maps per page for faster scrolling.

[1] “United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89HB-PWR?cc=2329948&wc=92VW-4WG%3A1077257401 : 20 June 2014), Roll 44, North Carolina, Alamance-Rowan 1900-1940 > image 1 of 1058; citing NARA microfilm publication A3378 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003).

[2] “United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99HB-GHTQ?cc=2329948&wc=92VW-HZS%3A1077257501 : 20 June 2014), Roll 45, North Carolina, Rutherford-Yancey; North Dakota, Adams-Williams 1900-1940 > image 1 of 973; citing NARA microfilm publication A3378 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003).