Caldwell Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Caldwell Parish

Parish Courthouse
Caldwell Parish Courthouse Main Street Columbia, LA 71418 Phone: 318.649.2681 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1838

Parent Parish

 * 1838--Caldwell Parish was created 6 March 1838 from Catahoula and Ouachita Parishes. Parish seat: Columbia

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Caldwell Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Catahoula
 * Franklin
 * Jackson
 * LaSalle
 * Ouachita
 * Richland
 * Winn

African American

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

Biographies

 * Otis A. Biggs
 * Jahleal Boatner
 * John R. Brown
 * Stephen H. Brown, M.D.
 * James R. Cottingham
 * Capt. Anthony Wayne Faulkner
 * John Wesley James
 * Irby B. May, M.D
 * George Washington Murphey
 * John Pugh
 * C.P. Thornhill
 * Frances Marion Thornhill, M.D.

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
 * Adams Cemetery
 * Bethany Cemetery
 * Brown Cemetery
 * Columbia Hills Cemetery
 * Cross Roads Cemetery
 * Fellowship Cemetery
 * Hebert Cemetery
 * Little Star Cemetery
 * McDaniel Cemetery
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery
 * Old Bethel Cemetery
 * Old Union Cemetery
 * Palestine Cemetery
 * Welcome Home Cemetery

Census

 * Louisiana Census Images  ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project
 * 1840 Caldwell Parish Census Index
 * 1850 Mortality Census
 * 1880 Census Images
 * 1900 Census Images
 * 1910 Census Images
 * 1920 Census Images

Church

 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana ~  by city  ~  Church Angel

Ethnic

 * Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872Reel 0042, Labor Contracts (Agreements with Freedmen)
 * Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872Reel 0070
 * Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872Reel 0071

Land
US General Land Office Records 1796 - 1907  ~  Ancestry.com

Local Histories
Louisiana Museums

Maps

 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project
 * 1895 US Atlas - Caldwell Parish
 * Caldwell Parish Topo Maps and Aerial Photos

Military

 * Louisiana Military History Online
 * Caldwell Parish Civil War Soldiers, Union Army: Census of 1890
 * WWII Army &amp; Army Air Forces Casualties
 * WWII Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties
 * Korean War Casualties
 * Korean War MIA
 * Roster of Troops in Confederate Services
 * Vietnam War Casualties
 * Vietnam/Southeast Asia MIA

Newspapers

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

Obituaries
Caldwell Parish Obituaries

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~  information on.

Vital Records
Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.

Societies and Libraries
211 Jackson Street Columbia, LA 71418 Phone Number: 318-649=2259


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association
 * Family History Library Catalog Holdings
 * Periodical Search ~  Ancestry.com

Web Sites

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