Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Beauregard Parish

Guide to Beauregard Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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)