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1860 United States Federal Census

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This database contains images of original records.

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 Tennessee:

Anderson Hamilton Morgan
Bedford Hancock Obion
Benton Hardeman Overton
Bledsoe Hardin Perry
Blount Hawkins Polk
Bradley Haywood Putnam
Campbell Henderson Rhea
Cannon Henry Roane
Carroll Hickman Robertson
Carter Humphreys Rutherford
Cheatham Jackson Scott
Claiborne Jefferson Sequatchie
Cocke Johnson Sevier
Coffee Knox Shelby
Cumberland Lauderdale Smith
Davidson Lawrence Stewart
De Kalb Lewis Sullivan
Decatur Lincoln Sumner
Dickson Macon Tipton
Dyer Madison Union
Fayette Marion Van Buren
Fentress Marshall Warren
Franklin Maury Washington
Gibson McMinn Wayne
Giles McNairy Weakley
Grainger Meigs White
Greene Monroe Williamson
Grundy Montgomery Wilson

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.