Indian Census Rolls 1885-1940 PDF Print

National Archives and Records Series M595

These census rolls were usually submitted each year by agents or superintendents in charge of Indian reservations, as required by an act of July 4, 1884 (23 Stat.98).  The data on the rolls vary to some extent, but usually given are the English and/or Indian name of the person, roll number, age or date of birth, sex, and relationship to head of  family.  Beginning in 1930, the rolls also show the degree of Indian blood, marital status, ward status, place of residence, and sometimes other information.  For certain years--including 1935, 1936, 1938, and 1939--only supplemental rolls of additions and deletions were compiled.  Most of the 1940 rolls have been retained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and are not included in this series.  There is not a census for every reservation or group of Indians for every year.  Only persons who maintained a formal affiliation with a tribe under federal supervision are listed on these census rolls.

The following rolls in this series are held at the Nevada State Library.  They are located with the Decennial Census Rolls on the Main Level and are available for viewing and printing.  These rolls are not available for interlibrary loan.  For the locations of these Native American Areas the Locations of Native American Areas in Nevada Map will be helpful.

R-2

Bay Mills School (Chippewa)                                                           
Birch Cooley Agency (Mdewakanton Sioux)                                    
Bishop Agency (Paiute and others)             

1909-11, 1913-15
1891-93, 1895-98
1916-26

R-18

Carson (Paiute, Shoshoni, Washo)

1909, 1925-30

R-19

Carson (Paiute, Shoshoni, Washo)

1931-32

R-20

Carson (Paiute, Shoshoni, Washo)  

1933-36

R-21

Carson (Paiute, Shoshoni, Washo)

1937-39

R-97

Devils Lake  (Sioux, Chippewa)
"Digger"

1903-05
1899-1904, 1915-20

R-104

Fallon (Paiute)

1909-24

R-137

Fort Bidwell (Paiute, Pit River, "Digger")

1915-30

R-138

Fort Hall (Shoshoni, Bannock)

1885-87, 1890-91, 1894-1901

R-139

Fort Hall (Shoshoni, Bannock)

1902-09

R-140

Fort Hall (Shoshoni, Bannock)

1910-18

R-141

Fort Hall (Shoshoni, Bannock)

1919-26

R-142

Fort Hall (Shoshoni, Bannock)

1927-31

R-143

Fort Hall (Shoshoni, Bannock)

1932-34

R-144

Fort Hall (Shoshoni, Bannock)  

1935-39

R-149

Fort Lewis (Southern Ute)
Fort McDermitt (Paiute)

1904-08
1910-23

R-167

Goshute  (Goshute, Shoshoni, Paiute, Kanosh, Pahvant)

1917-23

R-199

Kaibab  (Paiute, Goshute)
Kaw   

1910-19, 1921-27
1905, 1909-11

R-224

Klamath  (Klamath, Modoc, Paiute or  Snake, Pit River)

1885-1908

R-225

Klamath (Klamath, Modoc, Yahooskin Band of Paiute or Snake) 

1907-20

R-226

Klamath (Klamath, Modoc, Yahooskin Band of Paiute or Snake)

1921-29

R-227

Klamath  (Klamath, Modoc, Paiute and other)   

1930-33

R-228

Klamath  (Klamath, Modoc, Paiute and other)

1934-39

R-248

Lemhi  (Shoshoni, Bannock, "Sheepeater")

1885, 1887-1906

R-252  

Lovelocks  (Paiute)
Lower Brule

1910-12
1897-1924

R-268

Moapa River  (Paiute)
Moqui

1910-19, 1921, 1923-26
1906, 1908-14

R-288

Nevada  (Paiute)

1886-1905

R-289

Nevada  (Paiute)

1906-07, 1909-21

R-330

Paiute  (Paiute, Goshute, Ute)

1928-31

R-331

Paiute  (Paiute, Goshute, Ute)

1932-33

R-332

Paiute  (Paiute, Goshute, Ute)

1934-35

R-333

Paiute  (Paiute, Goshute, Ute)

1936-37

R-334

Paiute  (Paiute, Goshute, Ute)

1938-39

R-410

Pyramid Lake  (Paiute)

1931-32

R-425

Red Moon  (Cheyenne)
Reno  (Paiute)

1909-12, 1914-16
1922-24 (letters 1915, 1917-20)

R-456

Sacramento
(Fort Bidwell, Round Valley, Tule River, and public domain)

1924  (letter), 1926, 1930,  1932-33

R-457

Sacramento
(Fort Bidwell, Round Valley, Tule River, Modoc County)

1934-39

R-460

Salt Lake Special  (Paiute)
Salt River (Camp McDowell, Lehi, Salt River)

1913, (letter 1915)
1913-27

R-497

Shivwits  

1910-17, 1919, 1921-22

R-543

Southern Utah  (Shivwits, Shebits, Kaibab)
Southern Ute (Ute, Jicarilla Apache)

1897-1905
1885-92

R-544

Southern Ute   

1893-95, 1897-1908

R-545

Southern Ute

1909-23

R-615

Uintah and Ouray  (Paiute, Ute)

1940, 1942-44

R-629

Walker River  (Paiute)

1897-1912

R-630

Walker River  (Paiute)

1914-24

R-631

Walker River  (Paiute, Monache, Shoshoni, Washo)

1925-29

R-632

Walker River  (Paiute and other)

1930-31

R-633

Walker River  (Paiute and other)

1932-33

R-634

Walker River  (Paiute and other)

1934-35

R-635

Warm Springs (Warm Springs, John Day, Paiute, Tenino, Wasco)

1886-91, 1895, 1897-1908

R-636

Warm Springs (Warm Springs and other)

1909-11, 1913-21

R-637

Warm Springs (Warm Springs and other)

1922-29

R-638

Warm Springs (Warm Springs, Paiute,  and other)

1930-33

R-639

Warm Springs (Warm Springs, Paiute,  and other)

1934-39

R-646

Western Shoshone  (Shoshoni, Paiute)

1885, 1887-90, 1892-1909

R-647

Western Shoshone  (Shoshoni, Paiute)

1910-29

R-648

Western Shoshone  (Shoshoni, Paiute)

1930-39