Evangeline Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Evangeline Parish

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

Parish Courthouse
Evangeline Parish Courthouse 200 Court Street Ville Platte, LA 70586 Phone: 337.363.5671

Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1911.

Parent Parish

 * 1910--Evangeline Parish was created 15 June 1910 from St. Landry Parish. Parish seat: Ville Platte

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
For a list of record loss in Louisiana Parishes see: Louisiana Parishes with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Acadia
 * Allen
 * Avoyelles
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Rapides
 * St. Landry

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

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Military
WWII Army &amp; Army Air Force Missing and Dead

Fatal Casualties of the Korean War

Newspapers
"Ville Platte Gazette"

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

Web Sites

 * Evangeline Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Archives Project, Evangeline Par.
 * Evangeline Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Evangeline Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)