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1850 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Missouri:

Adair Grundy Ozark
Andrew Harrison Perry
Atchison Henry Pettis
Audrain Hickory Pike
Barry Holt Platte
Bates Howard Polk
Benton Jackson Pulaski
Boone Jasper Putnam
Buchanan Jefferson Ralls
Butler Johnson Randolph
Caldwell Knox Ray
Callaway Laclede Reynolds
Camden Lafayette Ripley
Cape Girardeau Lawrence Saline
Carroll Lewis Schuyler
Cass Lincoln Scotland
Cedar Linn Scott
Chariton Livingston Shannon
Clark Macon Shelby
Clay Madison St Charles
Clinton Marion St Clair
Cole McDonald St Francois
Cooper Mercer St Louis
Crawford Miller St Louis (Independent City)
Dade Mississippi Ste Genevieve
Dallas Moniteau Stoddard
Daviess Monroe Sullivan
Dekalb Montgomery Taney
Dodge Morgan Texas
Dunklin New Madrid Warren
Franklin Newton Washington
Gasconade Nodaway Wayne
Gentry Oregon Wright
Greene Osage

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.