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U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880

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Please choose a county in Kentucky:

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

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.