The census of 1880 was authorized by an act of the Cherokee National Council Senate Bill No. 33 on December 1, 1879.
This is a transcription of the index for Schedule One which includes all nine districts of the 1880 Cherokee Census. This index can be found on microfilm through the LDS organization on microfilm #989204. National Archives also has a microfilm index for this census. It is found on Roll # 7RA07.
NOTE: The transcription presently has data for only the following districts: Canadian, Cooweescoowee, Flint, Illinois and Saline. We are still presently transcribing Delaware, Goingsnake, Sequoyah, and Tahlequah Districts.
Abbreviation
N CHER
A COL
A CO
A CREE
A CREEK
A CHOC
A DEL
A OSAGE
A WHITE
A S
A C
Meaning
Native Cherokee
Adopted colored or Black
Adopted colored or Black
Adopted Creek
Adopted Creek
Adopted Choctaw
Adopted Delaware
Adopted Osage
Adopted Caucasian
Adopted Shawnee?
Adopted Chickasaw?
