Acadia Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Parish Courthouse
Acadia Parish Courthouse PO Box 922 Crowley, LA 70527-0922 Phone: 337-788-8881

Parish Clerk of Court has records of marriages, divorces, wills, land, civil, and criminal law suits from 1886.

Historical Facts
Acadia Parish was created 30 June 1886 from St. Landry Parish after an election to determine the parish seat, ending when Crowley beat Rayne and Prairie Hayes.


 * A Brief History of the Parish
 * Acadia Parish Facts

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.

Neighboring Parishes

 * Allen
 * Evangeline
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Lafayette
 * St. Landry
 * Vermilion

African American

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

Biographies

 * Turn of the Century Biographical Sketches - index. (LAGenWeb Project)
 * Index to Biography Records USGenWeb Archives
 * Acadia Parish Biographies (Genealogy Trails)

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


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.


 * African American Cemeteries ~ listing by county

Census

 * 1890 - 1890 Veterans Schedule Index (Genealogy Trails)
 * '1900 - 1900 Census, Town of Rayne (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1930 - Index of Acadia Census Records (partial). (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Louisiana Census Images  ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project

Church Records

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

Local Histories
Louisiana Museums

Maps

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * Family Maps of Acadia Parish, Louisiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

War of 1812

 * Some Military Land Grants Acadia In Parish Louisiana For Soldiers Of The War Of 1812 (USGenWeb Archives)

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images

World War I

 * 1917-1918 - World War I Draft Registration (LAGenWeb Project)

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

 * 1950-1957 - Korean War Casualties, Acadia County, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1756-1984 - Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984 at Ancestry.com Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1886-1997 - Index to Court Records, Acadia Parish, Louisiana (USGenWeb Archives)

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

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

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

Public Libraries

 * Acadia Parish Library
 * Acadia Parish Library - Genealogy
 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Societies
Pointe de l'Eglise: Acadia Genealogical and Historical Society, Inc. PO Box 497 Crowley, LA 70527 E-mail:[mailto:genes.1@bryantsweb.com genes.1@bryantsweb.com] Website

POINTE DE L’EGLISE Genealogical & Historical Society PO Box 160 Church Point, LA 70525 Website

Rayne Historical Assn 110 W South 1st St Rayne 70578-5844


 * Acadia Genealogical and Historical Society (on Rootsweb)

Websites - Acadia Parish

 * Acadia Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Acadia Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Acadia Parish on n2.genealogy.com
 * Acadia Parish on Kindred Trails
 * Acadia Parish, La - Genealogy Forum
 * Acadia Parish, Genealogy Trails
 * Acadia Parish on RootsWeb
 * Acadia Parish Genealogy Queries on CousinConnect.com

Websites - Louisiana and US

 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb -  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * Louisiana Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
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