Winn Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States Louisiana  Winn Parish

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

Parish Courthouse
Winn Parish Courthouse PO Box 951 Winnfield, LA 71483-0951 Phone: 318.628.3515 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1886.

Parent Parish

 * 1852--Winn Parish was created 24 February 1852 from Natchitoches, Catahoula, and Rapides Parishes. Parish seat: Winnfield

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
For a list of record loss in Louisiana Parishes see: Louisiana Parishes with Burned Courthouses

COURTHOUSE DAMAGED $15,000

Two-Story Building at Winfield, La., Practically Destroyed.

Special to the News.

Shreveport, La., Jan. 18.---Losses estimated at approximately $15,000, practically covered by insurance, were sustained early today when fire, due to an overheated flue, almost destroyed the Winn Parish courthouse, at Winnfield, La. The records of the Sheriff and Clerk, which were in a vault, were saved, but the offices of the Assessor, Treasurer, Superintendent of Education and petit jurors, together with the courtroom, were destroyed, with contents, including valuable papers.

The building was a two-story structure built twenty-one years ago. It will be replaced as soon as details are arranged.

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 19 Jan 1917 (source:GenDisasters)

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Bienville
 * Caldwell
 * Grant
 * Jackson
 * LaSalle
 * Natchitoches

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

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

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Confederate), Company C

Newspapers

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

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~ information on.

Online Probate Records
 * 1756 – 1984 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984 at Ancestry.com Ancestry.com — index and images $

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

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Winnfield Louisiana Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Winn Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * Louisiana Archives ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Winn Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Winn Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)