Source:Brooke, West Virginia, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule

General Tips

Original (microfilm) images of the 1860 Census are sourced as COUNTY, STATE, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

• General 1860 Census Information
• Ancestry Search: 1860 United States Federal Census & Slave Schedules (subscription required)
• Archives (subscription required)
• FamilySearch: United States Census, 1860 (free searchable database with images)
• Fold3.com: Census - US Federal 1860 (subscription required)
• Internet Archive: 8th Population Census of the United States - 1860 has free images of both the 1860 census. Census images can be browsed by location; there is not a name-index or search function.
• Many local libraries offer free home access (through their websites) to Heritage Quest, which has searchable images of the 1860 census.
• Census films can be ordered from the Family History Center

Usage Tips

Brooke County was in Virginia at the time. West Virginia 1860 census category is for convenience. County place page is in West Virginia for compliance with the "1900 rule".