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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 Wisconsin:

Adams Green Lake Pierce
Ashland Iowa Polk
Barron Jackson Portage
Bayfield Jefferson Price
Brown Juneau Racine
Buffalo Kenosha Richland
Burnett Kewaunee Rock
Calumet La Crosse Saint Croix
Chippewa La Fayette Sauk
Clark Langlade Shawano
Columbia Lincoln Sheboygan
Crawford Manitowoc Taylor
Dane Marathon Trempealeau
Dodge Marinette Vernon
Door Marquette Walworth
Douglas Milwaukee Washington
Dunn Monroe Waukesha
Eau Claire Oconto Waupaca
Fond Du Lac Outagamie Waushara
Grant Ozaukee Winnebago
Green Pepin Wood

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.