Caldwell Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to Caldwell Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parish Courthouse
Caldwell Parish Courthouse Main Street Columbia, LA 71418 Phone: 318.649.2681 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1838

Parent Parish

 * 1838--Caldwell Parish was created 6 March 1838 from Catahoula and Ouachita Parishes. Parish seat: Columbia

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Louisiana Parish boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Louisiana Parish Boundary Maps" (1805-1990) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties



 * Catahoula
 * Franklin
 * Jackson
 * LaSalle
 * Ouachita
 * Richland
 * Winn

African American

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

Biographies

 * Otis A. Biggs
 * Jahleal Boatner
 * John R. Brown
 * Stephen H. Brown, M.D.
 * James R. Cottingham
 * Capt. Anthony Wayne Faulkner
 * John Wesley James
 * Irby B. May, M.D
 * George Washington Murphey
 * John Pugh
 * C.P. Thornhill
 * Frances Marion Thornhill, M.D.

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
 * Adams Cemetery
 * Bethany Cemetery
 * Brown Cemetery
 * Columbia Hills Cemetery
 * Cross Roads Cemetery
 * Fellowship Cemetery
 * Hebert Cemetery
 * Little Star Cemetery
 * McDaniel Cemetery
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery
 * Old Bethel Cemetery
 * Old Union Cemetery
 * Palestine Cemetery
 * Welcome Home Cemetery

Census

 * Louisiana Census Images  ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project
 * 1840 Caldwell Parish Census Index
 * 1850 Mortality Census
 * 1880 Census Images
 * 1900 Census Images
 * 1910 Census Images
 * 1920 Census Images

Church

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

Ethnic

 * Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872Reel 0042, Labor Contracts (Agreements with Freedmen)
 * Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872Reel 0070
 * Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872Reel 0071

Land
US General Land Office Records 1796 - 1907  ~  Ancestry.com

Local Histories
Louisiana Museums

Maps

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project
 * 1895 US Atlas - Caldwell Parish
 * Caldwell Parish Topo Maps and Aerial Photos

Military

 * Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images
 * Roster of Troops in Confederate Services
 * Caldwell Parish Civil War Soldiers, Union Army: Census of 1890


 * - 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Harrison's)(Confederate), Company C
 * - 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate), Company I

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * WWII Army &amp; Army Air Forces Casualties
 * WWII Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties

Korean War

 * Korean War Casualties
 * Korean War MIA

Vietnam War

 * Vietnam War Casualties
 * Vietnam/Southeast Asia MIA

Newspapers

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

Obituaries
Caldwell Parish Obituaries

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~  information on.

Online Probate Records
 * 1756 – 1984 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984 at Ancestry.com Ancestry.com — index and images $

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

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Louisiana Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

211 Jackson Street Columbia, LA 71418 Phone Number: 318-649=2259


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association
 * FamilySearch Catalog Holdings
 * Periodical Search ~  Ancestry.com

Web Sites

 * Caldwell Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * Louisiana Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project *
 * Caldwell Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)