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

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Please choose a county in Virginia:

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Acccomack Fluvanna Patrick
Accomack Franklin Petersburg
Albemarle Frederick Petersburg (Independent City)
Alexandria Giles Pittsylvania
Alexandria (Independent City) Gloucester Portsmouth
Alleghany Goochland Powhatan
Amelia Grayson PR Edwd
Amherst Greene Prince Edward
Appomattox Greensville Prince George
Augusta Halifax Prince William
Bath Hanover Princess Anne
Bedford Henrico Prs Anne
Bland Henry Pulaski
Botetourt Highland Rappahannock
Bruns Isle of Wight Richmond
Brunswick James City Richmond (Independent City)
Buchanan King and Queen Roanoke
Buckingham King George Rockbridge
Campbell King William Rockingham
Caroline Lancaster Russell
Carroll Lee Scott
Charles City Loudoun Shenandoah
Charlotte Louisa Smyth
Chesterfield Lunenburg Southampton
Clarke Madison Spotsylvania
Craig Mathews Stafford
Culford Mecklenburg Surry
Culpeper Middlesex Sussex
Cumberland Montgomery Tazewell
Dinniddie Nansemond Virginia
Dinwiddie Nelson Warren
Dinwiddle New Kent Warwick
Eliz City Norfolk Washington
Elizabeth City Northampton Westmoreland
Essex Northumberland Wise
Fairfax Nottoway Wythe
Fauquier Orange York

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.