Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Beauregard Parish

Parish Courthouse
Beauregard Parish Courthouse 412 Mayeaux Drive De Ridder, LA 70634-0310 Phone: 337.463.6146

Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1913.

History

 * French: Paroisse de Beauregard
 * Named for Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, a Confederate general in the Civil War and one of the designer of the Confederate Battle Flag.

Parent Parish

 * 1912--Beauregard Parish was created 12 June 1912 from Calcasieu Parish. Parish seat: De Ridder

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Louisiana boundary changes.

Populated Places

 * City: DeRidder
 * Town: Merryville
 * Communities: Dry Creek . Field . Longville . Oretta . Ragley . Singer . Sugartown

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Allen
 * Calcasieu
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Newton County, Texas
 * Vernon

Census
Federal Census: 1840. 1850 index. 1850. 1860 index. 1860 . 1870 index. 1870 . 1880 index. 1880 . 1890 . 1900 . 1910 . 1920 . 1930

Census Images: 1840. 1850. 1860. 1870. 1880. 1890 . 1900 . 1910 . 1920 . 1930

Military

 * Confederate Veterans of Civil War
 * Confederate States of America Veterans
 * Stores of Confederate States of America Veterans
 * Confederate pension applications
 * 1 BN 2 Regiment, Louisiana Volunteer Cavalry Scouts
 * World War I
 * World War Draft Registration Cards

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog for Beauregard Parish.
 * The Beauregard Parish LAGenWeb Project, an member of The LAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project, for Beauregard Parish.
 * Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)