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1850 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in North Carolina:

Alamance Edgecombe Onslow
Alexander Forsyth Orange
Anson Franklin Pasquotank
Ashe Gaston Perquimans
Beaufort Gates Person
Bertie Granville Pitt
Bladen Greene Randolph
Brunswick Guilford Richmond
Buncombe Halifax Robeson
Burke Haywood Rockingham
Cabarrus Henderson Rowan
Caldwell Hertford Rutherford
Camden Hyde Sampson
Carteret Iredell Stanly
Caswell Johnston Stokes
Catawba Jones Surry
Chatham Lenoir Tyrrell
Cherokee Lincoln Union
Chowan Macon Wake
Cleveland Martin Warren
Columbus McDowell Washington
Craven Mecklenburg Watauga
Cumberland Montgomery Wayne
Currituck Moore Wilkes
Davidson Nash Yancey
Davie New Hanover
Duplin Northampton

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.