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1840 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Indiana:

Adams Harrison Porter
Allen Hendricks Posey
Bartholomew Henry Pulaski
Blackford Huntington Putnam
Boone Jackson Randolph
Brown Jasper Ripley
Carroll Jay Rush
Cass Jefferson Saint Joseph
Clark Jennings Scott
Clay Johnson Shelby
Clinton Knox Spencer
Crawford Kosciusko Starke
Daviess La Porte Steuben
De Kalb Lagrange Sullivan
Dearborn Lake Switzerland
Decatur Marion Tippecanoe
Delaware Marshall Union
Dubois Martin Vanderburgh
Elkhart Miami Vermillion
Fayette Monroe Vigo
Floyd Montgomery Wabash
Fountain Morgan Warren
Franklin Noble Warrick
Fulton Not Stated Washington
Gibson Orange Wayne
Grant Owen Wells
Greene Parke White
Hamilton Perry Whitley
Hancock Pike

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.