Prentiss County Genealogical and Historical Society

1940 Census - Head of Household Index

The 1940 Census was released on April 2, 2012. Below, you will find an index to the 1940 census by heads of the household. Remember, several people may have been living with children or parents as this was the depression years.

The census was released by enumeration districts. They are:

59-1: BEAT 1, BOONEVILLE TOWN, NORTH EAST MISSISSIPPI HOSPITAL, PRENTISS COUNTY JAIL

59-2: BEAT 1 OUTSIDE BOONEVILLE TOWN E OF MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD, PRENTISS COUNTY HOME, THRASHER (PART)

59-3: BEAT 1 W OF MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD AND N OF KINGS CREEK, THRASHER (PART)

59-4: BEAT 1 OUTSIDE BOONEVILLE TOWN S OF KINGS CREEK AND W OF MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD

59-5: BEAT 2 N OF CAROLINA-HATCHIE RD

59-6: BEAT 2 S OF CAROLINA-HATCHIE RD

59-7: BEAT 3, BALDWYN TOWN (PART)

59-8: BEAT 3, WHEELER

59-9: BEAT 3 OUTSIDE BALDWYN TOWN AND WHEELER E OF MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD

59-10: BEAT 3 OUTSIDE BALDWYN TOWN AND WHEELER W OF MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD AND NE OF BALDWYN-BLACKLAND RD VIA GEEVILLE

59-11: BEAT 3 OUTSIDE BALDWYN TOWN SW OF BALDWYN-BLACKLAND RD VIA GEEVILLE

59-12: BEAT 4 E OF BIG BROWN CREEK AND N AND E OF BOONEVILLE-DENNIS RD

59-13: BEAT 4 W OF BIG BROWN CREEK, MARIETTA

59-14: BEAT 4 E OF BIG BROWN CREEK AND S AND W OF BOONEVILLE-DENNIS RD

59-15: BEAT 5 E AND SE OF ALTITUDE-JACINTO RD FROM N COUNTY LINE TO BIG BROWN CREEK AND E OF BIG BROWN CREEK TO S BEAT LINE

59-16: BEAT 5 NW OF ALTITUDE-JACINTO RD FROM N COUNTY LINE TO BIG BROWN CREEK AND W OF BIG BROWN CREEK TO S BEAT LINE

Below, you will find an index of the census sorted by name. Getting to the page you are looking for will be different depending on what website you are viewing the census on, however, the sheet number in the upper right of each page will be the same no matter where you look. We used 1940census.archives.gov to view the census but familysearch and ancestry also have it. The following is based on 1940census.archives.gov. On the index below, you will see columns with district, sheet, ed page, house, last name, and first name. Locate your ancestor, then go to the enumeration district they were in;

Locate Enumeration District, click it, click census schedules, then view district.

You should now see a census page. If you scroll all the way to the right, you will find the sheet number.

The 1940.archives.gov viewer also has the pages numbered. These numbers correspond to the numbers on our transcription under "Ed Page." It should make it easier to scroll to your page more quickly.