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1870 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 Kentucky:

Adair Graves Menifee
Allen Grayson Mercer
Anderson Green Metcalfe
Ballard Greenup Monroe
Barren Hancock Montgomery
Bath 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 Josh Bell Pulaski
Carroll Kenton Robertson
Carter Knox Rockcastle
Casey Larue Rowan
Christian Laurel Russell
Clark Lawrence Scott
Clay Lee 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
Grant Meade

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.