Red River Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Red River Parish

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

Parish Courthouse
Red River Parish Courthouse 615 East Carroll Street Coushatta, LA 71019 Phone: 318.932.6741 Clerk Court has marriage and probate records from 1871, divorce and court records from 1904.

Parent Parish

 * 1871--Red River Parish was created 2 March 1871 from Caddo, Bienville, Bossier, DeSoto, and Natchitoches Parishes. Parish seat: Coushatta

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Red River Parish boundary changes.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Bienville
 * Bossier
 * Caddo
 * DeSoto
 * Natchitoches

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

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

 * Family Maps of Red River Parish, Louisiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Red River Parish.


 * April 12-13, 1864 = Blair’s Landing, also known as Pleasant Hill Landing


 * 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

Websites

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