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1860 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Virginia:

Accomack Greensville Pendleton
Albemarle Halifax Petersburg (Independent City)
Alexandria Hampshire Pittsylvania
Alleghany Hancock Pleasants
Amelia Hanover Pocahontas
Amherst Hardy Portsmouth (Independent City)
Appomattox Harrison Powhatan
Augusta Henrico Preston
Barbour Henry Prince Edward
Bath Highland Prince George
Bedford Isle of Wight Prince William
Berkeley Jackson Princess Anne
Boone James City Pulaski
Botetourt Jefferson Putnam
Braxton Kanawha Raleigh
Brooke King and Queen Randolph
Brunswick King George Rappahannock
Buchanan King William Richmond
Buckingham Lancaster Ritchie
Cabell Lee Roane
Calhoun Lewis Roanoke
Campbell Logan Rockbridge
Caroline Loudoun Rockingham
Carroll Louisa Russell
Charles City Lunenburg Scott
Charlotte Madison Shenandoah
Chesterfield Marion Smyth
Clarke Marshall Southampton
Clay Mason Spotsylvania
Craig Mathews Stafford
Culpeper McDowell Surry
Cumberland Mecklenburg Sussex
Dinwiddie Mercer Taylor
Doddridge Middlesex Tazewell
Elizabeth City Monongalia Tucker
Essex Monroe Tyler
Fairfax Montgomery Upshur
Fauquier Morgan Warren
Fayette Nansemond Warwick
Floyd Nelson Washington
Fluvanna New Kent Wayne
Franklin Nicholas Webster
Frederick Norfolk Westmoreland
Giles Northampton Wetzel
Gilmer Northumberland Wirt
Gloucester Nottoway Wise
Goochland Ohio Wood
Grayson Orange Wyoming
Greenbrier Page Wythe
Greene Patrick York

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.