On Saturday July 13 the 1870 census for Pearce (Pierce) precinct was uploaded to the Rowan Co KyGenWeb site. http://tpettit.best.vwh.net/rowan/census/1870Pearce.html Morehead precinct was posted on Sunday July 7, and Christy Creek and Cross Roads precincts were posted on Monday July 1. Work is in progress on the remaining precinct, Pine Grove, which I expect to have ready by this coming weekend. You will probably want to start your search at the county-wide surname index: http://tpettit.best.vwh.net/rowan/census/census_main.html#1870surnames The surname links take you to an alphabetically sorted full name index with ages, and then clicking on the household number next to a person's name takes you to that household in the main listing in census order. This weekend I also split each precinct into three files, because the pages were taking so long to download and format in the browser that the experience of following a link to a specific household was not smooth. This notice is cross-posted to the KYMORGAN list because the area in Pearce precinct in 1870 (including Bangor, Paragon, Craney, Lick Fork) was part of Morgan Co up until Rowan Co was formed in 1856. [Plea to members of the Rowan Co Historical Society: Does anyone know where I can find a map showing the borders of the precincts, or a description in terms of watercourses and other landmarks? It is my understanding that the census precincts corresponded to voting precincts at the time each census was taken, so maybe there would be old voting maps at the county courthouse? I know roughly which part of the county each precinct corresponded to, but not the exact boundaries, and there are many communities that I don't know which precinct they were in. This would be very useful information to add to the web site.] -- Teri