Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Avoyelles Parish

Parish Courthouse
Avoyelles Parish Courthouse 312 N Main Street Marksville, LA 71351 Phone: 318.253.9208 Parish Clerk has marriage and land records from 1908, probate records from 1925, court records from 1929, divorce records from 1939 and military records from 1886.

Parent Parish
1807--Avoyelles Parish was created 31 March 1807 as an original parish. Parish seat: Marksville

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Avoyelles Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Catahoula
 * Concordia
 * Evangeline
 * LaSalle
 * Pointe Coupee
 * Rapides
 * St. Landry
 * West Feliciana

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project ~  USGenWeb Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Cemeteries

 * LA Tombstone Transcription Project ~  partial records and photos  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Interment.net ~ LA cemetery records by county
 * African American Cemeteries ~  listing by county
 * FindaGrave.com ~  cemetery records with search by cemetery, by surname

Individual cemeteries:


 * Our Lady of the Lourdes Cemetery #1, Marksville BillionGraves

Census

 * Louisiana Census Images  ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project

Church

 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana ~  by city  ~  Church Angel

Local Histories
Louisiana Museums

Maps

 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Avoyelles Parish.


 * March 14, 1864 = Fort DeRussy
 * May 16, 1864 = Mansura, also known as Smith's Place or Marksville
 * May 18, 1864 = Yellow Bayou, also known as Norwood’s Plantation


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana.

Louisiana Military History Online

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List ~  listing by name/parish  ~  USNPL
 * Louisiana Newspaper ~ listing  ~  Newslink

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~  information on.

Vital Records
Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.

Societies and Libraries

 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * Louisiana Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project *
 * Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * History of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, By Corinne L. Saucier (Google books)