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1830 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 Missouri:

Boone Jackson Randolph
Callaway Jefferson Ray
Cape Girardeau Lafayette Saline
Chariton Lincoln Scott
Clay Madison St Charles
Cole Marion St Francois
Cooper Montgomery St Louis
Crawford New Madrid Ste Genevieve
Franklin Perry Washington
Gasconade Pike Wayne
Howard Ralls

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.