Source:Geary, Kansas, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule

"Davis was one of the original 33 counties created by the first territorial legislature. ... The name was changed in 1889 to Geary; an 1893 attempt to change it back was unsuccessful." -- Kansas Historical Society - Davis County

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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

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