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1840 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Alabama:

Autauga Franklin Morgan
Baldwin Greene Not Stated
Barbour Henry Perry
Benton Jackson Pickens
Bibb Jefferson Pike
Blount Lauderdale Randolph
Butler Lawrence Russell
Chambers Limestone Saint Clair
Cherokee Lowndes Shelby
Clarke Macon Sumter
Conecuh Madison Talladega
Coosa Marengo Tallapoosa
Covington Marion Tuscaloosa
Dale Marshall Walker
Dallas Mobile Washington
De Kalb Monroe Wilcox
Fayette Montgomery

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.