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1880 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Texas:

Anderson Gaines Milam
Angelina Galveston Mitchell
Aransas Garza Montague
Archer Gillespie Montgomery
Armstrong Goliad Morris
Atascosa Gonzales Motley
Austin Gray Nacogdoches
Bandera Grayson Navarro
Bastrop Gregg Newton
Baylor Grimes Nolan
Bee Guadalupe Nueces
Bell Hall Oldham
Bexar Hamilton Orange
Blanco Hansford Palo Pinto
Borden Hardeman Panola
Bosque Hardin Parker
Bowie Harris Pecos
Brazoria Harrison Polk
Brazos Hartley Potter
Briscoe Haskell Presidio
Brown Hays Rains
Burleson Hemphill Randall
Burnet Henderson Red River
Caldwell Hidalgo Refugio
Calhoun Hill Roberts
Callahan Hood Robertson
Cameron Hopkins Rockwall
Camp Houston Runnels
Cass Howard Rusk
Chambers Hunt Sabine
Cherokee Hutchinson San Augustine
Childress Jack San Jacinto
Clay Jackson San Patricio
Coleman Jasper San Saba
Collin Jefferson Scurry
Collingsworth Johnson Shackelford
Colorado Jones Shelby
Comal Karnes Smith
Comanche Kaufman Somervell
Concho Kendall Starr
Cooke Kent Stephens
Coryell Kerr Swisher
Cottle Kimble Tarrant
Crockett King Taylor
Crosby Kinney Throckmorton
Dallas Knox Titus
Dawson La Salle Tom Green
De Witt Lamar Travis
Deaf Smith Lampasas Trinity
Delta Lavaca Tyler
Denton Lee Upshur
Dickens Leon Uvalde
Dimmit Liberty Van Zandt
Donley Limestone Victoria
Duval Lipscomb Walker
Eastland Live Oak Waller
Edwards Llano Washington
El Paso Lubbock Webb
Ellis Lynn Wharton
Encinal Madison Wheeler
Erath Marion Wichita
Falls Martin Wilbarger
Fannin Mason Williamson
Fayette Matagorda Wilson
Fisher Maverick Wise
Floyd Mcculloch Wood
Fort Bend Mclennan Young
Franklin Mcmullen Zapata
Freestone Medina Zavala
Frio Menard

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.