Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Lincoln Parish

Parish Courthouse
Lincoln Parish Courthouse 100 W Texas Avenue Ruston, LA 71270 Phone: 318.255.3663 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1873.

Parent Parish

 * 1873--Lincoln Parish was created 27 February 1873 from Bienville, Jackson, Union, and Claiborne Parishes. Parish seat: Ruston

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Lincoln Parish boundary changes.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Bienville
 * Claiborne
 * Jackson
 * Ouachita
 * Union

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

 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Newspapers

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

Probate
[Louisiana_Probate_Records|Louisiana Probate Records]] ~  information on.

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

Societies and Libraries

 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Ruston Louisiana Family History Center

Web Sites

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