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1870 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Texas:

Anderson Gillespie Menard
Angelina Goliad Milam
Atascosa Gonzales Montague
Austin Grayson Montgomery
Bandera Grimes Nacogdoches
Bastrop Guadalupe Navarro
Bee Hamilton Newton
Bell Hardin Nueces
Bexar Harris Orange
Blanco Harrison Palo Pinto
Bosque Hays Panola
Bowie Henderson Parker
Brazoria Hidalgo Polk
Brazos Hill Presidio
Brown Hood Red River
Burleson Hopkins Refugio
Burnet Houston Robertson
Caldwell Hunt Rusk
Calhoun Jack Sabine
Cameron Jackson San Augustine
Chambers Jasper San Patricio
Cherokee Jefferson San Saba
Coleman Johnson Shackelford
Collin Karnes Shelby
Colorado Kaufman Smith
Comal Kendall Starr
Comanche Kerr Stephens
Cooke Kimball Tarrant
Coryell Kinney Titus
Dallas Lamar Travis
Davis Lampasas Trinity
Denton LaSalle Tyler
DeWitt Lavaca Upshur
Dimmit Leon Uvalde
Duval Liberty Van Zandt
Eastland Limestone Victoria
El Paso Live Oak Walker
Ellis Llano Washington
Encinal Madison Webb
Erath Marion Wharton
Falls Mason Williamson
Fannin Matagorda Wilson
Fayette Maverick Wise
Fort Bend McCulloch Wood
Freestone McLennan Young
Frio McMullen Zapata
Galveston Medina Zavala

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.