In a message dated 06/02/03 10:25:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, snooper1@iland.net writes: << can anyone tell me where in the county a household was located by using the census information. Thank you to everyone for your help. Carol Greathouse >> Carol, The census images have very little information on them in the early 1800's because most of the rural areas were sparsely populated. The best way to find the family's location is to look at a county platt map. If they owned property, it will show up on there. Sometimes you can get these maps from county Historical Societies. Here is a good way to find the County web site for any state and county: Go to: www.rootsweb.com At the top of the right column, under the heading WEB SITES, click on "Websites at rootsweb" On the next page click on the link for "United States of America" On the next page, scroll down the page to the list of states and click on the state you want. (Click West Virginia) On the next page, click on the county that you want. (Click Marshall) PRESTO!!! There you are!! Now, snoop around through all those links and see what you can find. There may be an e-mail address or snail mail address for a County Historical Society. Good Luck, Marilyn