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Here is the reply I received from the National Archives about the 1930 Soundex.
Dear Mr. Carnahan:
The 12 Soundexed states are: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky (only counties
of Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Kenton, Muhlenberg, Perry and Pike), Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia (only counties of
Fayette, Harrison, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, and Raleigh).
So, 10 states are completely soundexed; Kentucky and West Virginia are soundexed for the
counties listed above.
This information is listed online at
http://1930census.archives.gov/searchStrategies.html#soundexStates
Claire Kluskens
Archivist
National Archives and Records Administration
Washington, DC