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1850 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 Ohio:

Adams Guernsey Morrow
Allen Hamilton Muskingum
Ashland Hancock Ottawa
Ashtabula Hardin Paulding
Athens Harrison Perry
Auglaize Henry Pickaway
Belmont Highland Pike
Brown Hocking Portage
Butler Holmes Preble
Carroll Huron Putnam
Champaign Jackson Richland
Clark Jefferson Ross
Clermont Knox Sandusky
Clinton Lake Scioto
Columbiana Lawrence Seneca
Coshocton Licking Shelby
Crawford Logan Stark
Cuyahoga Lorain Summit
Darke Lucas Trumbull
Defiance Madison Tuscarawas
Delaware Mahoning Union
Erie Marion Van Wert
Fairfield Medina Vinton
Fayette Meigs Warren
Franklin Mercer Washington
Fulton Miami Wayne
Gallia Monroe Williams
Geauga Montgomery Wood
Greene Morgan Wyandot

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.