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Why does the 1930 ED Finder have street lists for cities that are name-indexed (soundexed) and/or address-indexed (on M1931 or M1283)?

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Why does the 1930 ED Finder have street lists for cities that are name-indexed (soundexed) and/or address-indexed (on M1931 or M1283)?

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If a city appears in the M1931 microfilm rolls or M1283 microfiche series, it would seem natural to want to consult those film resources to find the ED. However many people prefer to do their look-ups online rather than fumble with microfilm readers. Others don’t have access to those films even though they have access to the census rolls. For these reasons, we decided to support such cities on this One-Step website. Similarly, we support some cities that are name-indexed. For such cities it is simplest to use the name-index (on soundex microfilm) because you do not need to know the address. But if the name you are looking for cannot be found in the name-index, we offer you the ability to find the ED using our website if you know the address.