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1880 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Missouri:

Adair Greene Ozark
Andrew Grundy Pemiscot
Atchison Harrison Perry
Audrain Henry Pettis
Barry Hickory Phelps
Barton Holt Pike
Bates Howard Platte
Benton Howell Polk
Bollinger Iron Pulaski
Boone Jackson Putnam
Buchanan Jasper Ralls
Butler Jefferson Randolph
Caldwell Johnson Ray
Callaway Knox Reynolds
Camden Laclede Ripley
Cape Girardeau Lafayette Saint Charles
Carroll Lawrence Saint Clair
Carter Lewis Saint Francois
Cass Lincoln Saint Genevieve
Cedar Linn Saint Louis
Chariton Livingston Saline
Christian Macon Schuyler
Clark Madison Scotland
Clay Maries Scott
Clinton Marion Shannon
Cole Mcdonald Shelby
Cooper Mercer Stoddard
Crawford Miller Stone
Dade Mississippi Sullivan
Dallas Moniteau Taney
Daviess Monroe Texas
De Kalb Montgomery Vernon
Dent Morgan Warren
Douglas New Madrid Washington
Dunklin Newton Wayne
Franklin Nodaway Webster
Gasconade Oregon Worth
Gentry Osage Wright

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.