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1830 United States Federal Census

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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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Please choose a county in Virginia:

Accomack Hampshire Nottoway
Albemarle Hanover Ohio
Alleghany Hardy Orange
Amelia Harrison Patrick
Amherst Henrico Pendleton
Augusta Henry Pittsylvania
Bath Isle of Wight Pocahontas
Bedford James City Powhatan
Berkeley Jefferson Preston
Botetourt Kanawha Prince Edward
Brooke King and Queen Prince George
Brunswick King George Prince William
Buckingham King William Princess Anne
Cabell Lancaster Randolph
Campbell Lee Richmond
Caroline Lewis Richmond (Independent City)
Charles City Logan Rockbridge
Charlotte Loudoun Rockingham
Chesterfield Louisa Russell
Culpeper Lunenburg Scott
Cumberland Madison Shenandoah
Dinwiddle Mason Southampton
Elizabeth City Mathews Spotsylvania
Essex Mecklenburg Stafford
Fairfax Middlesex Surry
Fauquier Monongalia Sussex
Fluvanna Monroe Tazewell
Franklin Montgomery Tyler
Frederick Morgan Warwick
Giles Nansemond Washington
Gloucester Nelson Westmoreland
Goochland New Kent Wood
Grayson Nicholas Wythe
Greenbrier Norfolk York
Greensville Northampton
Halifax Northumberland

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.