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1870 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Kansas:

Allen Greenwood Osborne
Anderson Howard Ottawa
Atchison Jackson Pawnee
Barton Jefferson Pottawatomie
Bourbon Jewell Republic
Brown Johnson Rice
Butler Labette Riley
Chase Leavenworth Russell
Cherokee Lincoln Saline
Clay Linn Sedgwick
Cloud Lyon Shawnee
Coffey Marion Smith
Cowley Marshall Sumner
Crawford McPherson Trego
Davis Miami Wabaunsee
Dickinson Mitchell Wallace
Doniphan Montgomery Washington
Douglas Morris Wilson
Ellis Nemaha Woodson
Ellsworth Neosho Wyandotte
Ford Ness
Franklin Osage

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.