Tensas Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Tensas Parish

Guide to Tensas Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parish Courthouse
Tensas Parish Courthouse Courthouse Square; PO Box 78; Saint Joseph, LA 71366 Phone: 318.766.3921 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1843.

Parent Parish

 * 1843--Tensas Parish was created 17 March 1843 from Concordia Parish. Parish seat: Saint Joseph

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Tensas Parish boundary changes.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Adams County, Mississippi
 * Catahoula
 * Claiborne County, Mississippi
 * Concordia
 * Franklin
 * Jefferson County, Mississippi
 * Madison
 * Warren County, Mississippi

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project ~  USGenWeb Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestral 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

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

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List ~  listing by name/parish  ~  USNPL
 * Louisiana Newspaper ~ listing  ~  News link

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

Websites

 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * Louisiana Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Tensas Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Tensas Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)