How Can I Get Mis-Indexed Counties Corrected
I've run across many instances of an 1880 census record for Tipton County, Tennessee mis-indexed as Grainger County. For example:
* '''1880 Census''': "United States, Census, 1880"<br/>citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00012; Digital film/folder number: 005162516; FHL microfilm: 1255282; Image number: 533; Record number: 49456229; Sheet number: 354; Sheet letter: C<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|MDWF-88T}} (accessed 11 March 2026)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|33SQ-GYBJ-6BP}}<br/>William H Turnage (23) son, Farmer, in household of Henry M. Turnage (55) in District 6, Grainger, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee, United States.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#E1F0B4
| Name || Sex || Race || Age || Status || Relation || Occupation || Birth Place
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| Henry M. Turnage || M || White || 55 || Married || Head || Grocer || Tennessee
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| Elizabeth Turnage || F || White || 52 || Married || Wife || Keeping House || North Carolina
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| '''William H. Turnage''' || '''M''' || '''White''' || '''23''' || || '''Son''' || '''Farmer''' || '''Tennessee'''
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| May Turnage || F || White || 16 || || Daughter || || Arkansas
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| Ella Turnage || F || White || 17 || || Daughter || || Tennessee
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| Emma Turnage || F || White || 18 || || Daughter || || Tennessee
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| Patsy Tucker || F || White || 27 || Single || Other || || Tennessee
|-
| Marion Tucker || F || White || 54 || || Other || || North Carolina
|}
The image clearly shows it as Tipton County. How can I get someone to fix this?
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Ah, yes. Grainger, Tennessee in the 1880 Census is an oldie but a goodie.
The treatment being developed will hopefully recover much of the originally indexed data, so we ask for your patience a little longer!
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As shown in the census extract, the place has been indexed correctly as Tipton County. There has been an unfortunate gremlin that has added a different place to many different record sets. A team is working on the corrections.
@SerraNola I'm sure this one is already on your list. Thanks.
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