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1880 United States Federal Census

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Sample Forms
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You can fill out the form with information on your ancestor, or just use it to better read the column headings.

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The examples should help you read the text on the original images more easily.

Please choose a county in Kentucky:

Adair Grant Meade
Allen Graves Menifee
Anderson Grayson Mercer
Ballard Green Metcalfe
Barren Greenup Monroe
Bath Hancock Montgomery
Bell Hardin Morgan
Boone Harlan Muhlenberg
Bourbon Harrison Nelson
Boyd Hart Nicholas
Boyle Henderson Ohio
Bracken Henry Oldham
Breathitt Hickman Owen
Breckinridge Hopkins Owsley
Bullitt Jackson Pendleton
Butler Jefferson Perry
Caldwell Jessamine Pike
Calloway Johnson Powell
Campbell Kenton Pulaski
Carroll Knox Robertson
Carter Larue Rockcastle
Casey Laurel Rowan
Christian Lawrence Russell
Clark Lee Scott
Clay Leslie Shelby
Clinton Letcher Simpson
Crittenden Lewis Spencer
Cumberland Lincoln Taylor
Daviess Livingston Todd
Edmonson Logan Trigg
Elliott Lyon Trimble
Estill Madison Union
Fayette Magoffin Warren
Fleming Marion Washington
Floyd Marshall Wayne
Franklin Martin Webster
Fulton Mason Whitley
Gallatin Mccracken Wolfe
Garrard Mclean Woodford

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.