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1860 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Kentucky:

Adair Grant Mercer
Allen Graves Metcalfe
Anderson Grayson Monroe
Ballard Green Montgomery
Barren Greenup Morgan
Bath Hancock Muhlenberg
Boone Hardin Nelson
Bourbon Harlan Nicholas
Boyd Harrison Ohio
Boyle Hart Oldham
Bracken Henderson Owen
Breathitt Henry Owsley
Breckinridge Hickman Pendleton
Bullitt Hopkins Perry
Butler Jackson Pike
Caldwell Jefferson Powell
Calloway Jessamine Pulaski
Campbell Johnson Rockcastle
Carroll Kenton Rowan
Carter Knox Russell
Casey Larue Scott
Christian Laurel Shelby
Clark Lawrence Simpson
Clay Letcher Spencer
Clinton Lewis Taylor
Crittenden Lincoln Todd
Cumberland Livingston Trigg
Daviess Logan Trimble
Edmonson Lyon Union
Estill Madison Warren
Fayette Magoffin Washington
Fleming Marion Wayne
Floyd Marshall Webster
Franklin Mason Whitley
Fulton McCracken Woodford
Gallatin McLean
Garrard Meade

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.