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1850 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Kentucky:

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

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.