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1840 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in Kentucky:

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

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.