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1870 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Ohio:

Adams Hamilton Noble
Allen Hancock Ottawa
Ashland Hardin Paulding
Ashtabula Harrison Perry
Athens Henry Pickaway
Auglaize Highland Pike
Belmont Hocking Portage
Brown Holmes Preble
Butler Huron Putnam
Carroll Jackson Richland
Champaign Jefferson Ross
Clark Knox Sandusky
Clermont Lake Scioto
Clinton Lawrence Seneca
Columbiana Licking Shelby
Coshocton Logan Stark
Crawford Lorain Summit
Cuyahoga Lucas Trumbull
Darke Madison Tuscarawas
Defiance Mahoning Union
Delaware Marion Van Wert
Erie Medina Vinton
Fairfield Meigs Warren
Fayette Mercer Washington
Franklin Miami Wayne
Fulton Monroe Williams
Gallia Montgomery Wood
Geauga Morgan Wyandot
Greene Morrow
Guernsey Muskingum

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.