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1850 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Texas:

Anderson Gillespie Nacogdoches
Angelina Goliad Navarro
Austin Gonzales Newton
Bastrop Grayson Nueces
Bexar Grimes Panola
Bowie Guadalupe Polk
Brazoria Harris Red River
Brazos Harrison Refugio
Burleson Hays Robertson
Caldwell Henderson Rusk
Calhoun Hopkins Sabine
Cameron, Starr, and Webb Houston San Augustine
Cass Hunt San Patricio
Cherokee Jackson Shelby
Collin Jasper Smith
Colorado Jefferson Tarrant
Comal Kaufman Titus
Cooke Lamar Travis
Dallas Lavaca Tyler
De Witt Leon Upshur
Denton Liberty Van Zandt
Ellis Limestone Victoria
Fannin Matagorda Walker
Fayette Medina Washington
Fort Bend Milam Wharton
Galveston Montgomery Williamson

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.