| AK | Alaska |
| AL | Alabama |
| Alt. (alt.) | Alternate |
| AR | Arkansas |
| AZ | Arizona |
| b. | born, year born |
| BC | Brethren Church |
| c. | circa - about or around. e.g. "c. 1850" = "Around 1850" |
| C.S.A./c.s.a | Confederate States of America, "The Confederacy" |
| CA | California |
| Cert. | Certificate |
| CO | Colorado |
| COB (CoB) | Church of the Brethren |
| CT | Connecticut |
| d. | died, death, deceased, year of death |
| DC | District of Columbia |
| DE | Delaware |
| E.D. No. | Enumeration District Number (United States Census) |
| e.g. | example, for example |
| FL | Florida |
| GA | Georgia |
| GU | Guam |
| HI | Hawaii |
| IA | Iowa |
| ID | Idaho |
| IL | Illinois |
| IN | Indiana |
| KS | Kansas |
| KY | Kentucky |
| LA | Louisiana |
| LC | Library of Congress |
| m. | married/marriage, year of marriage. Disambiguation: Contextual meaning - when listed in parentheses after a name this will indicate the persons married name, usually a woman's taken name after marriage. |
| MA | Massachusetts |
| MD | Maryland |
| ME | Maine |
| MI | Michigan |
| MN | Minnesota |
| MO | Missouri |
| MS | Mississippi |
| MT | Montana |
| NC | North Carolina |
| ND | North Dakota |
| NE | Nebraska |
| NH | New Hampshire |
| NJ | New Jersey |
| NM | New Mexico |
| No. (no.) | Number |
| NV | Nevada |
| NY | New York |
| O. | Ohio |
| OGBB | Old German Baptist Brethren |
| OH | Ohio |
| OK | Oklahoma |
| OR | Oregon |
| P. (p.) | Page |
| PA | Pennsylvania |
| pp. | Pages |
| R.F.D. (RFD) | Rural Free Delivery (address) |
| Reg. | Registration |
| Rev. | Revision (Writing), Reverend (Religious Position), contextually dependent. |
| RI | Rhode Island |
| S.D. No. | Supervisor's District Number (United States Census) |
| SC | South Carolina |
| SCC | Southern Claims Commission |
| SD | South Dakota |
| TM (TM Database) | Tyler Miller |
| TN | Tennessee |
| TX | Texas |
| U.S. | United States (of America) |
| U.S.A. | United States of America |
| UT | Utah |
| VA | Virginia |
| Va. | Virginia |
| vol. | Volume (e.g. of a collected work.) |
| VT | Vermont |
| W.Va. | West Virginia |
| WA | Washington |
| WI | Wisconsin |
| WV | West Virginia |
| WY | Wyoming |