Alabama, State Census, 1866

What is in This Collection?

This collection is an index & images of the 1866 census of individuals living in Alabama. The census was taken using four numbered schedules:

• Schedule 1, White population
• Schedule 2, Colored population
• Schedule 3, White population by township and range
• Schedule 4, Number of white population and educational facilities by township and range

The State of Alabama conducted state censuses in the following years: 1818 (partial), 1820 (partial), 1821 (partial), 1823, 1850, 1855, 1866, and 1907.

The information is generally reliable. However, use the information with some caution, since the information may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or by a neighbor. Some information may have been incorrect or deliberately falsified.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

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  Barbour County, schedule 1, White population

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  Barbour County, schedule 2, Colored population

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  Barbour County, schedule 3, White by township and range

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  Barbour County, schedule 4, White population and educational facilities by township and range

Inventory

For a list of all the films/digital folders included in this Historical Records publication see Alabama State Census, 1866 - Inventory. The inventory is arranged by county and identifies the schedule by GS film number, Digital Folder Number and Image Number.