1880 US census - LDS online
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/
frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp
US censuses
Censuses for all states are available on microfilm
through LDS Family History Centers and at regional branches
of the National Archives. Local censuses are often available
at libraries on microfilm or transcribed and printed.
The St Louis County Library and other libraries
have access to censuses for all states via computer websites
or cds. Computer access is also available to individuals working
at home with a paid subscription to ancestry.com.
Land records
US Bureau of Land Management - online search:
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/Logon/Logon_Form.asp?