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1870 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in North Carolina:

Alamance Edgecombe Northampton
Alexander Forsyth Onslow
Alleghany Franklin Orange
Anson Gaston Pasquotank
Ashe Gates Perquimans
Beaufort Granville Person
Bertie Greene Pitt
Bladen Guilford Polk
Brunswick Halifax Randolph
Buncombe Harnett Richmond
Burke Haywood Robeson
Cabarrus Henderson Rockingham
Caldwell Hertford Rowan
Camden Hyde Rutherford
Carteret Iredell Sampson
Caswell Jackson Stanly
Catawba Johnston Stokes
Chatham Jones Surry
Cherokee Lenoir Transylvania
Chowan Lincoln Tyrrell
Clay Macon Union
Cleveland Madison Wake
Columbus Martin Warren
Craven McDowell Washington
Cumberland Mecklenburg Watauga
Currituck Mitchell Wayne
Dare Montgomery Wilkes
Davidson Moore Wilson
Davie Nash Yadkin
Duplin New Hanover Yancey

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.