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A Picture of Cherokee County in 1860

Researched and presented by Alan J. Pitts of Shelby County, Alabama.

Contents

»1860's Statistics

»1860 Industrial Census District 2, page 1a

»1860 Industrial Census, District 2, page 1b

»1860 Industrial Census, District 3, page 1a

»1860 Industrial Census, District 3, page 1b

»1860 Industrial Census, District 3, page 2a

»1860 Industrial Census, District 3, page 2b

»Civil War Military Units from Cherokee County
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SOURCES:

United States. Census Office. Population of the United States in 1860; Compiled from the Original Returns the Eighth Census, Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Interior. Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1864. (Gov Doc Microfiche. 38th Congress, 1st session. House Miscellaneous Document no. 85, vol. 5, Serial 1202). Volume 1.

United States. Census Office. Agriculture of the United States in 1860; Compiled from the Original Returns of the Eighth Census, .... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1864. Gov Doc Microfiche. 38th Congress, 1st session. House Miscellaneous Document no. 85, vol. 6, Serial 1203). Volume 2.

United States. Census Office. Manufactures of the United States in 1860; Compiled from the Original Returns the Eighth Census, .... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1865. (Gov Doc Microfiche. 38th Congress, 1st session. House Miscellaneous Document no. 85, vol. 7, Serial 1204). Volume 3.

United States. Census Office. Statistics of the United States, (Including Mortality, Property, etc.,) in 1860; Compiled from the Original Returns and Being the Final Exhibit the Eighth Census, ... . Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1866. (Gov Doc Microfiche. 38th Congress, 1st session. House Miscellaneous Document no. 85, vol. 8, Serial 1205). Volume 4.

These citations should mean something to a reasonably competent librarian (says Mr. Pitts). Databases such as these at James Madison University may be searched: http://www.lib.jmu.edu/resources/type.aspx?t=12