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1880 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in North Carolina:

Alamance Franklin Pamlico
Alexander Gaston Pasquotank
Alleghany Gates Pender
Anson Graham Perquimans
Ashe Granville Person
Beaufort Greene Pitt
Bertie Guilford Polk
Bladen Halifax Randolph
Brunswick Harnett Richmond
Buncombe Haywood Robeson
Burke Henderson Rockingham
Cabarrus Hertford Rowan
Caldwell Hyde Rutherford
Camden Iredell Sampson
Carteret Jackson Stanly
Caswell Johnston Stokes
Catawba Jones Surry
Chatham Lenoir Swain
Cherokee Lincoln Transylvania
Chowan Macon Tyrrell
Clay Madison Union
Cleveland Martin Wake
Columbus Mcdowell Warren
Craven Mecklenburg Washington
Cumberland Mitchell Watauga
Currituck Montgomery Wayne
Dare Moore Wilkes
Davidson Nash Wilson
Davie New Hanover Yadkin
Duplin Northampton Yancey
Edgecombe Onslow
Forsyth Orange

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.