Genealogy Suggestions

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National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. 20408
The National Archives staff does not do family research or collect and preserve family trees. Please contact them for additional information.

If you are just starting out, request a copy of "Using Records in the National Archives for Genealogical Research" as a guide on the policies and procedures of the National Archives.

Genealogical Records in the National Archives

Claims for Pensions and Bounty Lands:
- bounty-land-warrant 1775-1855
- pension applications 1775-1916
- Land Records: 1800-1974
- bounty-land warrants
- donation land
- homestead applications
- private land claims
- [There are no land records for the original 13 states and Maine, Vermont, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas and Hawaii. (Maintained usually by the state in the state Capital.)]
- Mortality Schedules: 1850-1880
- Native American Records: 1830-1940
- Naturalization Records: 1790-1950
- Passenger Lists: 1820-1950s
- Passport Applications: 1791-1926
- Population Censuses: 1790-1910
- Seamen's Protection Certificate Applications: 1808-1866, 1916-1940
Service Records: Army
- officers 1789-1916
- enlisted men 1789-1912
- volunteer units 1775-1903
Service Records: Naval and Marine
- Revolutionary War 1775-1783
- officers 1798-1902
- enlisted men 1798-1895
- Confederate Navy and Marines 1861-1865
Service Records: Coast Guard
- Revenue-Cutter Service officer personnel 1791-1919
- officers commissions 1791-1909
- applications of cadet appointments/officers commissions 1833-1890
- muster rolls and payrolls 1832-1914
Vital Statistics:
- U.S Army facilities 1884-1912

National Archives Regional Archives

The following is a listing of the various regional offices of the National Archives with a list of the state information covered by each office.

New England Region
380 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02154
617-647-8100
[Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont]
Mid-Atlantic Region
9th and Market Streets, Room 1350
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-597-3000
[Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia]
Southeast Region
1557 St. Joseph Avenue
East Point, GA 30344
404-763-7477
[Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee]
Great Lakes Region
7358 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60629
312-581-7816
[Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin]
Central Plains Region
2312 East Bannister Road
Kansas City, MO 64134
816-926-6272
[Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska]
Southwest Region
501 West Felix Street (Building Address)
P.O. Box 6216 (Mailing Address)
Fort Worth, TX 76115
817-334-5525
[Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas]
Rocky Mountain Region
Building 48, Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225
303-236-0818
[Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming]
Pacific Southwest Region
24000 Avila Road (Building Address)
P.O. Box 6719 (Mailing Address)
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-6719
714-643-4241
[Arizona, California counties: Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino, San Diego, San Louis Obisbo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura; and Nevada's Clark County]
Pacific Sierra Region
1000 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, A 94066
415-876-9009
[Hawaii, Nevada (except Clark County), northern California and the Pacific Ocean area]
Pacific Northwest Region
6125 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
206-526-6507
[Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington]

Other Genealogical Resources

Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
1305 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 545-0391
(215) 545-0936 FAX
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Library
1776 D Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20006
Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Salt Lake City, Utah