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1860 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Texas:

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

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.