Hi, folks! I've been working with the Washington County 1860 census for the first time in a while and remembered why I got so frustrated trying to find the pages I wanted. There are no township or town names included (for the most part) and 352 pages to search. Since I'm sure there are others on this list with the same problem, I put together this information which may be of help. Please let me know if you find any mistakes. Can anyone tell me where Osborne and Coloma are located? (see the list of Post Offices) Jean Schorfheide Galloway, NJ aschorfheide@comcast.net ----------------------- Washington County 1860 Census Aids The 1860 census of Washington County was taken by one man, L. F. Blankenship, between early June and mid-November in 1860. The locations are identified only by Township/Range references (no names) and Post Office. My assumption is that the Post Office listed was closest for residents to pick up their mail (please correct me if I’m wrong) and include locations actually outside of Washington County, such as Sparta and Centralia. The references are written T1S R1W for Township 1 South Range 1 West. Nashville is the only town listed without the Township/Range reference. Below is a table of the names for these references: Township 1 South Range 1 West – Irvington Township 1 South Range 2 West – Hoyleton Township 1 South Range 3 West – Covington Township 1 South Range 4 West – Okawville Township 1 South Range 5 West – Venedy Township 2 South Range 1 West – Richview/Ashley Township 2 South Range 2 West – Beaucoup Township 2 South Range 3 West – Nashville Township 2 South Range 4 West – Plum Hill Township 2 South Range 5 West – Johannisburg Township 3 South Range 1 West – DuBois Township 3 South Range 2 West – Bolo Township 3 South Range 3 West – Pilot Knob Township 3 South Range 4 West – Oakdale/Elkton Township 3 South Range 5 West – Lively Grove Township maps for Washington County can be found on-line at http://www3.telus.net/mid/maps.htm Explanation of page numbers: The first column is the page number originally written by the census taker in the space provided on the printed page. There are actually 4 sets of pages in the Washington County census: 1-230, 1-28, 1-42, and 1-52. The second column is the page number written on each page after the records were bound and is usually found on the opposite corner of the original page number. (The original Washington County census was bound in a volume with Wabash and Warren Counties. Wabash County has no additional page numbers, since its pages 1 through 185 match those pages in the bound volume. Warren County covers pages 186 through 656, and Washington County finishes the volume with pages 657 through 1008.) If you are searching the census on microfilm, using this page number wil make it easier to locate the section of the census for which you are looking. The third column is the image number used for viewing the census on-line at Ancestry.com. This is a subscription service, with digital images of all of the US censuses available (1790 through 1930). This is not a sales pitch and I will be happy to answer any questions about their service if contacted by private e-mail. ORIGINAL BOUND DIGITAL REFERENCE POST OFFICE 1-16 657-672 1-16 T2S R1W Ashley 17-33 673-689 17-33 T2S R1W Richview 34-57 690-713 34-57 T2S R1W Ashley 58-64 714-720 58-64 T2S R1W Richview 65-70 720-726 65-70 T2S R1W Osborne 71-72 727-728 71-72 T1S R1W Osborne 73-81 729-737 73-81 T1S R1W Centralia 82-91 738-747 82-91 T3S R1W Coloma 92 748 92 T3S R2W DuBois 93-106 749-762 93-106 T3S R2W Nashville 107 763 107 T2S R2W Ashley + Nashville 108-126 764-782 108-126 T2S R2W Nashville 127-148 783-804 127-148 Nashville Nashville 149-165 805-821 149-165 T2S R3W Nashville 166-180 822-836 166-180 T3S R3W Nashville 181-195 837-851 181-195 T1S R2W Nashville 196-197 852-853 196-197 T1S R2W Richview 198-203 854-859 198-203 T1S R2W Hoyleton 204-207 860-863 204-207 T1S R2W Richview 208-211 864-867 208-211 T1S R2W Hoyleton 212-217 868-873 212-217 T3S R5W Elkton 218-224 874-880 218-224 T3S R5W Sparta 225-229 881-885 225-229 T3S R5W Elkton 230 886 230 blank 1-27 887-913 231-257 T1S R4W Okaw 28 914 258 blank 1-11 915-925 259-269 T1S R3W Nashville 12-28 926-942 270-286 T3S R4W Nashville 29-42 943-956 287-300 T2S R5W Okaw 1-15 957-971 301-315 T1S R5W Okaw 15-28 971-984 315-328 T2S R5W Okaw 29-32 985-988 329-332 T3S R4W Nashville 33-44 989-1000 333-344 T2S R4W Elkton 45-52 1001-1008 345-352 T2S R4W Plum Hill