Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Parish Courthouse
Catahoula Parish County Courthouse 301 Bushley Street; PO Box 198 Harrisonburg, LA 71340-0198 Phone: 318.744.5497 Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1830, burial, probate and divorce records from 1800’s, land records from 1808 and military records


 * Louisiana Census Images  ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project

Parent Parish

 * 1808--Catahoula Parish was created 23 March 1808 from Rapides Parish. Parish seat: Harrisonburg

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
Early 1900s Total record destruction from unknown cause.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties



 * Avoyelles
 * Caldwell
 * Concordia
 * Franklin
 * LaSalle
 * Tensas

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
Louisiana Military History Online

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


 * - 1st Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate), Companies H and K
 * - 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Harrison's)(Confederate), Companies D and E

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
Central Louisiana Genealogical Society PO Box 12206 Alexandria, LA 71315-2206 Website

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Websites

 * Catahoula Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook

Catahoula Parish Websites

 * Catahoula History

Louisiana Websites

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