Every-Name Index to the 1930 Federal Census of McHenry County

When using this index, check for all possible variant spellings of a surname. Names are spelled as they appear in the census – no attempt has been made to check spellings or correct misspellings. The letters a, e, i, o, u, m, n, w, t and l were particularly difficult to differentiate due to several enumerators’ handwriting inconsistencies. In addition to variant spellings, one enumerator frequently spelled last names phonetically and another had the frustrating habit of making an "s" look like a "c". In one case, we discovered that an enumerator had listed the head of household’s first name as the surname and every member of his family carried the same incorrect "surname". This record was corrected in the index. However, there may be other not-so-subtle enumerator errors within the original census that may cause difficulty in locating an individual in the index.

All material has been proofread twice to ensure accuracy – names that were difficult to interpret are indicated by *. Each line entry in the index provides surname, given name, enumeration district, page number, and line number. 

The following Enumeration Districts were included in the 1930 McHenry County census enumeration:

ED 56-1 – Alden Township

ED 56-2 – City of Crystal Lake (southwest part) Ward 1

ED 56-3 – City of Crystal Lake (southeast part) Ward 2 (part)

ED 56-4 – City of Crystal Lake (northwest part) Ward 2 (part)

ED 56-5 – City of Crystal Lake (northeast part) Ward 3

ED 56-6 – Village of Algonquin

ED 56-7 – Village of Cary

ED 56-8 – Village of Fox River Grove

ED 56-9 – Algonquin Township, excluding Crystal Lake, Algonquin, Cary, and Fox River Grove

ED 56-10 – Village of Spring Grove (east part)

ED 56-11 – Burton Township, excluding Spring Grove village

ED 56-12 – City of Harvard Ward 1

ED 56-13 – City of Harvard Ward 2

ED 56-14 – City of Harvard Ward 3

ED 56-15 – Chemung Township, excluding city of Harvard

ED 56-16 – Village of Union (south part)

ED 56-17 – Coral Township, excluding village of Union

ED 56-18 – City of Woodstock Ward 1

ED 56-19 – City of Woodstock Ward 2 (part)

ED 56-20 – City of Woodstock Ward 2 (part)

ED 56-21 – City of Woodstock Ward 3

ED 56-22 – City of Woodstock Ward 4

ED 56-23 – Dorr Township, excluding city of Woodstock

ED 56-24 – Dunham Township

ED 56-25 – Village of Huntley

ED 56-26 – Grafton Township, excluding village of Huntley

ED 56-27 – Greenwood Township, excluding city of Woodstock

ED 56-28 – Hartland Township

ED 56-29 – Village of Hebron

ED 56-30 – Hebron Township, excluding village of Hebron

ED 56-31 – City of McHenry

ED 56-32 – McHenry Township, excluding city of McHenry

ED 56-33 – City of Marengo

ED 56-34 – Marengo Township, excluding city of Marengo

ED 56-35 – Nunda Township, excluding city of Crystal Lake

ED 56-36 – Richmond Village

ED 56-37 – Spring Grove Village (west part)

ED 56-38 – Richmond Township, excluding villages of Richmond and Spring Grove

ED 56-39 – Riley Township

ED 56-40 – Village of Union (north part)

ED 56-41 – Seneca Township, excluding village of Union