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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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Please choose a county in Virginia:

Accomack Frederick Nottoway
Albemarle Giles Orange
Alexandria Gloucester Page
Alleghany Goochland Patrick
Amelia Grayson Pittsylvania
Amherst Greene Powhatan
Appomattox Greensville Prince Edward
Augusta Halifax Prince George
Bath Hanover Prince William
Bedford Henrico Princess Anne
Bland Henry Pulaski
Botetourt Highland Rappahannock
Brunswick Isle Of Wight Richmond
Buchanan James City Roanoke
Buckingham King And Queen Rockbridge
Campbell King George Rockingham
Caroline King William Russell
Carroll Lancaster Scott
Charles City Lee Shenandoah
Charlotte Loudoun Smyth
Chesterfield Louisa Southampton
Clarke Lunenburg Spotsylvania
Craig Madison Stafford
Culpeper Mathews Surry
Cumberland Mecklenburg Sussex
Dinwiddie Middlesex Tazewell
Elizabeth City Montgomery Warren
Essex Nansemond Warwick
Fairfax Nelson Washington
Fauquier New Kent Westmoreland
Floyd Norfolk Wise
Fluvanna Northampton Wythe
Franklin Northumberland York

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.