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1860 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Minnesota:

Aitkin Hennepin Pembina
Anoka Houston Pine
Becker Isanti Pipestone
Benton Itasca Polk
Blue Earth Jackson Ramsey
Breckenridge Kanabec Renville
Brown Lake Rice
Buchanan Le Sueur Scott
Carlton Mahnomen Sherburne
Carver Martin Sibley
Cass McLeod St Louis
Chisago Meeker Stearns
Cottonwood Mille Lacs Steele
Crow Wing Monongalia Todd
Dakota Morrison Toombs
Dodge Mower Wabasha
Douglas Murray Waseca
Faribault Nicollet Washington
Fillmore Nobles Winona
Freeborn Olmsted Wright
Goodhue Otter Tail

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.