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1850 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Alabama:

Autauga Fayette Montgomery
Baldwin Franklin Morgan
Barbour Greene Perry
Benton Hancock Pickens
Bibb Henry Pike
Blount Jackson Randolph
Butler Jefferson Russell
Chambers Lauderdale Shelby
Cherokee Lawrence St Clair
Choctaw Limestone Sumter
Clarke Lowndes Talladega
Coffee Macon Tallapoosa
Conecuh Madison Tuscaloosa
Coosa Marengo Walker
Covington Marion Washington
Dale Marshall Wilcox
Dallas Mobile
De Kalb Monroe

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.