Check church and parish records. Sometimes they survived better. Check their indexes to see what has been done. The Census is quite complete. Then use tax, land, marriage, court, cemetery, and church records.
Wills are very good also.
Civil, court, and vital records. Land ownership records. Church and parish records. Wills are a good source where they exist. There is a good chance that one or more branches of your family tree may pass through the microfilm on the shelf.