Caddo Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Parish Courthouse
Caddo Parish Courthouse 501 Texas Street Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318.226.6911 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1835.

Parent Parish

 * 1838--Caddo Parish was created 18 January 1838 from Natchitoches Parish. Parish seat: Shreveport

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



 * Bossier
 * Cass County, Texas
 * DeSoto
 * Harrison County, Texas
 * Lafayette County, Arkansas
 * Marion County, Texas
 * Miller County, Arkansas
 * Panola County, Texas
 * Red River

African American
A volunteer through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness is willing to search a collection of slave data covering Caddo Parish.

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

Individual cemeteries:


 * Oakland Cemetery, Shreveport 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

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * Family Maps of Caddo Parish, Louisiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images


 * - 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Harrison's)(Confederate), Company G
 * - 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - Fenner's Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

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

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
Ark-La-Tex Genealogical Association 3101 Fairfield Avenue PO Box 4463 Shreveport, Louisiana 71134-0463 Website

Friends Of Genealogy PO Box 17835 Shreveport, LA 71138-0835 Telephone: 318-742-3809 e-mail:[mailto:CusterBren@aol.com CusterBren@aol.com] Website

North Louisiana Historical Association PO Box 6701 Shreveport 71106

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Shreveport Louisiana Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Caddo 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 *
 * Caddo Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)