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1880 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Tennessee:

Anderson Hancock Morgan
Bedford Hardeman Obion
Benton Hardin Overton
Bledsoe Hawkins Perry
Blount Haywood Polk
Bradley Henderson Putnam
Campbell Henry Rhea
Cannon Hickman Roane
Carroll Houston Robertson
Carter Humphreys Rutherford
Cheatham Jackson Scott
Claiborne James Sequatchie
Clay Jefferson Sevier
Cocke Johnson Shelby
Coffee Knox Smith
Crockett Lake Stewart
Cumberland Lauderdale Sullivan
Davidson Lawrence Sumner
De Kalb Lewis Tipton
Decatur Lincoln Trousdale
Dickson Loudon Unicoi
Dyer Macon Union
Fayette Madison Van Buren
Fentress Marion Warren
Franklin Marshall Washington
Gibson Maury Wayne
Giles Mc Minn Weakley
Grainger Mc Nairy White
Greene Meigs Williamson
Grundy Monroe Wilson
Hamblen Montgomery
Hamilton Moore

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.