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1920 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Virginia:

Accomack Fredericksburg (Independent City) Patrick
Albemarle Giles Petersburg (Independent City)
Alexandria Gloucester Pittsylvania
Alexandria (Independent City) Goochland Portsmouth (Independent City)
Alleghany Grayson Powhatan
Amelia Greene Prince Edward
Amherst Greensville Prince George
Appomattox Halifax Prince William
Augusta Hanover Princess Anne
Bath Harrisonburg (Independent City) Pulaski
Bedford Henrico Radford (Independent City)
Bland Henry Rappahannock
Botetourt Highland Richmond
Bristol (Independent City) Isle of Wight Richmond (Independent City)
Brunswick James City Roanoke
Buchanan King and Queen Roanoke (Independent City)
Buckingham King George Rockbridge
Campbell King William Rockingham
Caroline Lancaster Russell
Carroll Lee Scott
Charles City Loudoun Shenandoah
Charlotte Louisa Smyth
Charlottesville (Independent City) Lunenburg Southampton
Chesterfield Lynchburg (Independent City) Spotsylvania
Clarke Madison Stafford
Clifton Forge (Independent City) Mathews Staunton (Independent City)
Craig Mecklenburg Suffolk (Independent City)
Culpeper Middlesex Surry
Cumberland Montgomery Sussex
Danville (Independent City) Nansemond Tazewell
Dickenson Nelson Warren
Dinwiddie New Kent Warwick
Elizabeth City Newport News (Independent City) Washington
Essex Norfolk Westmoreland
Fairfax Norfolk (Independent City) Winchester (Independent City)
Fauquier Northampton Wise
Floyd Northumberland Wythe
Fluvanna Nottoway York
Franklin Orange
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Census Records - Counties

After separating the census records into groups by state, the federal government subdivided these records into county groups. Searching for an ancestor on the county level provides a smaller region for research if you remain uncertain about the specific township where your ancestor resided. Researchers should also be aware of boundary line or jurisdictional changes through time. These changes may affect where an ancestor was enumerated on the census, so it remains important to search the counties surrounding the area where your ancestor lived.