Sabine Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Parish Courthouse
Sabine Parish Courthouse 400 Court Street; PO Box 419; Many, LA 71449-0419 Phone: 318.256.6223 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, land, probate and court records from 1843.

Sabine Parish Police Jury 1227 Hwy 1218 Noble, LA (sponsored site by Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce)

History

 * Named for Sabine River and Sabine Free State (which existed 1806 to 1821 per agreement between Spanish Texas and United States after Louisiana Purchase. This area was a disputed area. - Wikipedia)

Parent Parish

 * 1843--Sabine Parish was created 7 March 1843 from Natchitoches Parish. Parish seat: Many

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.

Populated Places

 * Towns: Many | Zwolle
 * Villages: Converse | Fisher | Florien | Noble | Pleasant Hill

Neighboring Parishes or Counties


De Soto | Natchitoches | Vernon | Texas counties: Newton | Sabine | Shelby

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project ~  USGenWeb Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Bible Records

 * Sabine Parish Bible Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Biographies

 * Sabine Parish Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Sabine Parish Biography Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on Sabine Parish cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.


 * African American Cemeteries ~ listing by county

Census

 * 1850 - Sabine Parish 1850 Census (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1860 - Sabine Parish 1860 Census (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Louisiana Census Images  ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project

Church

 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana ~  by city  ~  Church Angel
 * History of the Baptist Church in Sabine Parish (Genealogy Trails)
 * Sabine Parish Church Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and Cemetery (LAGenWeb Project)

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

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Sabine Parish:


 * April 9, 1864 - Pleasant Hill


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana.

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 122206 Alexandria, LA 713152206 Website

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Web Sites

 * Sabine 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 *
 * The Sabine County LAGenWeb Project, an member of The LAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * Sabine Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)