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Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes Ports, 1820-1873

Updated February 10, 2006

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Roll Lists
• Where to Find these Records

Introduction

Records of persons entering the U.S. at various Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes ports are reproduced in two NARA microfilm publications:

• M334. Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York), 1820-1874. (188 rolls).
  
  
• M575. Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873. (16 rolls).

Roll Lists

M334. Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York), 1820-1874. (188 rolls). Contains index cards arranged alphabetically by surname, then by first name.

Roll	Range
1	A - Ak
2	Al - Amf
3	Amg - Aq
4	Ar - At
5	Au - Bak
6	Bal - Barm
7	Barn - Barz
8	Bas - Beb
9	Bec - Bem
10	Ben - Ber
11	Bes - Bk
12	Bl - Bob
13	Boc - Boq
14	Bor - Boyk
15	Boyl - Bran
16	Brao - Brif
17	Brig - Brov
18	Brow - Brum
19	Brun - Buj
20	Buk - Burm
21	Burn - Byrm
22	Byrn - Call
23	Calm - Canm
24	Cann - Carp
25	Carr - Carz
26	Cas - Caz
27	Cea - Chp
28	Chr - Clar
29	Clas - Coe
30	Cof - Coll
31	Colm - Connel
32	Connen - Conz
33	Coo - Cors
34	Cort - Crah
35	Crai - Cror
36	Cros - Cum
37	Cun - Dah
38	Dai - Dar
39	Das - Deam
40	Dean - Del
41	Dem - Devi
42	Devl - Diu
43	Div - Dold
44	Dole - Donn
45	Dono - Doug
46	Douh - Drir
47	Dris - Duk
48	Dul - Dus
49	Dut - Ed
50	Ee - El
51	Em - Eu
52	Ev - Fam
53	Fan - Fee
54	Fef - Fil
55	Fim - Fitzg
56	Fitzh - Fll
57	Flo - Ford
58	Fore - Fran
59	Frap - Frn
60	Fro - Galk
61	Gall - Gark
62	Garl - Gem
63	Gen - Gilc
64	Gild - Gll
65	Glo - Gord
66	Gore - Gral
67	Gram - Greg
68	Greh - Gro
69	Gru - Hab
70	Hac - Halk
71	Hall - Ham
72	Han - Harf
73	Harg - Hars
74	Hart - Hauk
75	Haul - Heap
76	Hear - Hel
77	Hem - Herb
78	Herc - Hic
79	Hid - His
80	Hit - Hok
81	Hol - Hop
82	Hoq - Hub
83	Huc - Hun
84	Huo - In
85	Io - Janr
86	Jans - Johnse
87	Johnso - Jones, J.
88	Jones, K. - Kak
89	Kal - Kea
90	Keb - Kellw
91	Kelly - Kem
92	Ken - Kerp
93	Kerr - Kinga
94	Kingb - Kna
95	Knc - Kraf
96	Krag - Kw
97	Ky - Land
98	Lane - Lat
99	Lau - Lear
100	Leas - Lenf
101	Leng - Lif
102	Lig - Loc
103	Lod - Lou
104	Lov - Lym
105	Lyn - Mac
106	Mad - Mah
107	Mai - Mann
108	Mano - Mars
109	Mart - Math
110	Mati - McA
111	McB - McCarthy, H.
112	McCarthy, I. - McCn
113	McCo - McCy
114	McD - McDo
115	McDr - McGim
116	McGin - McGr
117	McGu - McKem
118	McKen - McLA
119	McLe - McMt
120	McMu - McR
121	McS - Mel
122	Mem - Mez
123	Mi - Mim
124	Min - Mom
125	Mon - Moo
126	Mop - Morr
127	Mors - Muller, A.
128	Muller, B. - Murphy, B.
129	Murphy, C. - Murpy
130	Murr - Nc
131	Ne - Nichm
132	Nicho - Nortm
133	Norto - Ob
134	Oc - Olh
135	Oli - Oss
136	Ost - Pari
137	Park - Pc
138	Pe - Pes
139	Pet - Pid
140	Pie - Pom
141	Pon - Pra
142	Prc - Quh
143	Qui - Ral
144	Ram - Rea
145	Reb - Reill
146	Reilm - Rib
147	Ric - Ril
148	Rim - Robe
149	Robi - Rog
150	Roh - Ros
151	Rot - Ruo
152	Rup - Rya
153	Ryb - Saq
154	Sar - Scha
155	Schb - Schm
156	Schn - Schuk
157	Schul - Sco
158	Scr - Sge
159	Sha - Shec
160	Shed - Sho
161	Shr - Sit
162	Siv - Smith, F.
163	Smith, G. - Smitz
164	Smo - Spen
165	Speo - Star
166	Stas - Stev
167	Stew - Sto
168	Str - Sullivan, C.
169	Sullivan, D. - Sum
170	Sun - Tag
171	Tah - Tep
172	Ter - Thomp
173	Thoms - Tom
174	Ton - Tro
175	Trr - Um
176	Un - Vez
177	Via - Wagm
178	Wagn - Wall
179	Walm - Warda
180	Wardb - Web
181	Wec - Weng
182	Wenh - Whitc
183	White - Wig
184	Wih - Willia
185	Willib - Wins
186	Wint - Woode
187	Woodf - Yal
188	Yam - Zyn

M575. Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873. (16 rolls). The passenger lists are arranged by port, then chronologically by date.

Roll	Port	Date
1	Alexandria, VA	1820-1865
	Annapolis, MD,	1849
	Bangor, ME,	1848
	Barnstable, MA	1820-1826
	Bath, ME,	1825-1867
	Beaufort, NC,	1865
	Belfast, ME,	1820-1851
	Bridgeport, CT,	1870
	Bristol and Warren, RI,	1820-1871
	Cape May, NJ	1828
2	Charleston, SC,	1820-1828
	Darien, GA,	1823-1825
	Dighton, MA,	1820-1836
	East River, VA,	1830
	Edenton, NC,	1820
	Edgartown, MA,	1820-1870
	Fairfield, CT,	1820-1821
	Fall River, MA,	1837-1865
	Frenchman's Bay, ME,	1821-1827
3	Galveston, TX,	1846-1871
4	Georgetown, DC,	1820-1821
	Gloucester, MA,	1820-1870
	Hampton, VA,	1820-1821
	Hartford, CT,	1837
	Havre de Grace, MD,	1820
	Hingham, MA,	1852
	Kennebunk, ME,	1820-1842
	Key West, FL,	1837-1868
	Little Egg Harbor, NJ,	1831
	Marblehead, MA,	1820-1849
	Mobile, AL,	1832-52
5	Nantucket, MA	1820-1862
	Newark, NJ,	1836
	New Bedford, MA,	1826-1852
	New Berne, NC	1820-1865
	Newburyport, MA	1821-1839
	New Haven, CT,	1820-1873
6	New London, CT,	1820-1847
	Newport, RI,	1820-1857
	Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA,	1820-1857
	Oswegatchie, NY	1821-1823
7	Passamaquoddy, ME,	1820-1844
8	Passamaquoddy, ME,	1845-1859
	Penobscot, ME,	1851
	Perth Amboy, NJ,	1820-1832
	Petersburg, VA,	1820-1821
	Plymouth, MA,	1821-1844
	Plymouth, NC ,	1820-1840
9	Portland and Falmouth, ME	1820-1847
10	Portland and Falmouth, ME,	1848-1858
11	Portland and Falmouth, ME,	1859-1862
12	Portland and Falmouth, ME	1863-1865
13	Portland and Falmouth, ME	Jan. 1866-Sept. 1867
14	Portland and Falmouth, ME,	Oct. 1867-Mar. 1868
15	Port Royal, SC,	1865
	Portsmouth, NH,	1820-1861
	Providence, RI,	1820-1849
16	Providence, RI,	1850-1867
	Richmond, VA,	1820-1844
	Rochester, NY,	1866
	Sag Harbor, NY,	1829-1834
	St. Augustine, FL,	1821-1870
	St. Johns, FL,	1865
	Salem, MA,	1865-1866
	Sandusky, OH,	1820
	Savannah, GA,	1820-1868
	Saybrook, CT,	1820
	Waldeboro, ME,	1820-1833
	Washington, NC,	1820-1848
	Wilmington, DE	1820-1848
	Yarmouth, ME,	1820

Where to Find these Records

You can search M334 and/or M575 for passenger lists of vessels arriving at various Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes ports at the research facilities listed below.

• Colorado
  
  NARA-Rocky Mountain Region (Denver), Bldg. 48, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0307. Telephone: 303-407-5740. Holdings: M575.
  
  
• Connecticut
  
  Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106. Telephone: 860-566-2133. Holdings: M334 and M575.
  
  
• District of Columbia
  
  National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001. Holdings: M334 and M575. All NARA microfilm publications may be examined during regular research room hours in the Microfilm Reading Room; no prior arrangement is necessary. Staff is available there to answer your questions. Researchers coming from a distance may wish to call in advance of their visit (1) to verify research room hours and (2) to have any additional questions answered. The Consultant's Office can be reached at 202-501-5400.
  
  
• Georgia
  
  NARA-Southeast Region (Atlanta), 1557 St. Joseph Ave., East Point, GA 30344-2593. Phone: 404-763-7477. Holdings: M575.
  
  
• Indiana
  
  Allen County Public Library, Historical Genealogy Department, 900 Webster, P.O. Box 2270, Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270. Telephone: 219-421-1225. Holdings: M334 and M575.
  
  
• Louisiana
  
  New Orleans Public Library, Lousiana Division, 219 Loyola Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112-2044. Phone: 504-596-2614. Holdings: M334 and M575.
  
  
• Massachusetts
  
  NARA-Northeast Region (Boston), 380 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, MA 02452-6399. Phone: 781-663-0130. Holdings: M575.
  
  
• Missouri
  
  Midwest Genealogy Center, 3440 S. Lee's Summit Road Independence, MO 64055-1923. Telephone: 816-252-7228. Holdings: M334 and M575.
  
  NARA-Central Plains Region (Kansas City), 2312 East Bannister Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131-3011. Phone: 816-926-6920. Holdings: M334 and M575.
  
  
• Texas
  
  Dallas Public Library, Genealogy Section, 1515 Young Street, 8th Floor, Dallas, TX 75201. Telephone: 214-670-1433. Holdings: M334 and M575.
  
  NARA-Southwest Region (Fort Worth), 501 West Felix St., Bldg. 1, Ft. Worth, TX 76115-3405. Phone: 817-334-5515. Holdings: M334 and M575.
  
  Texas State Archives and Library Commission, 1201 Brazos St., P.O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711-2927. Phone: 512-936-INFO. Holdings: M575, Roll 3 only.
  
  
• Utah
  
  Family History Library, 35 North West Temple St., Salt Lake City, UT 84150. Holdings: M334 and M575.
  
  
• Wisconsin
  
  Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State St., Madison, WI 53706. Holdings: M334 and M575.
  
  

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