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1820 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Kentucky:

Adair Franklin Mercer
Allen Gallatin Monroe
Barren Garrard Montgomery
Bath Grant Muhlenberg
Boone Grayson Nelson
Bourbon Green Nicholas
Bracken Greenup Ohio
Breckinridge Hardin Owen
Bullitt Harlan Pendleton
Butler Harrison Pulaski
Caldwell Hart Rockcastle
Campbell Henderson Scott
Carlisle Henry Shelby
Casey Hopkins Simpson
Christian Jefferson Todd
Clark Jessamine Trigg
Clay Knox Union
Cumberland Lewis Warren
Daviess Lincoln Washington
Estill Livingston Wayne
Fayette Logan Whitley
Fleming Madison Woodford
Floyd Mason

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.