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1870 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Nebraska:

Adams Fillmore Pawnee Reservation
Blackbird Gage Pierce
Buffalo Hall Platte
Burt Hamilton Polk
Butler Jefferson Richardson
Cass Johnson Saline
Cedar Kearney Sarpy
Cheyenne Lancaster Saunders
Clay L'Eau Qui Court Seward
Colfax Lincoln Stanton
Cuming Madison Washington
Dakota Merrick Wayne
Dawson Nemaha Winnebago Indian Reservation
Dixon Nuckolls York
Dodge Otoe
Douglas Pawnee

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.