“Everybody” says that the 1890 U.S. federal census was a total loss. Not quite true, according to Sunny Jane Morton in her article “Holes in History” in the May-June 2018 issue of FamilyTree Magazine.

• Records lost: 1890 U.S. census population schedule (62.6 million names) and most special schedules
• Records survived: About 6300 names from 10 states and Washington, DC, as well as Civil War veterans schedules for half of Kentucky, and states alphabetically following Kentucky: Oklahoma Territory, Indian Territory, and Washington DC.
• Where to look: Find surviving schedules at major genealogy websites, including Ancestry, FamilySearch, FindMyPast and MyHeriage.
• Substitute records: City directories, tax lists, state censuses and other records created between 1880 and 1900.

Now you know the whole story; thanks, Sunny.