Sabine Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to Sabine Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Louisiana Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for the Sabine River and Sabine Free State. The County has Many as its seat and the County was created March 27, 1843. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

Parish Courthouse
Sabine Parish Courthouse 400 Court Street; PO Box 419; Many, LA 71449-0419 Phone: 318.256.6223 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, land, probate and court records from 1843.

Sabine Parish Police Jury 1227 Hwy 1218 Noble, LA (sponsored site by Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce)

History

 * Named for Sabine River and Sabine Free State (which existed 1806 to 1821 per agreement between Spanish Texas and United States after Louisiana Purchase. This area was a disputed area. - Wikipedia)

Parent Parish

 * 1843--Sabine Parish was created 7 March 1843 from Natchitoches Parish. Parish seat: Many

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.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Parishes or Counties
De Soto | Natchitoches | Vernon | Newton (TX) | Sabine (TX) | Shelby (TX)

African American

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

Bible Records

 * Sabine Parish Bible Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Biographies

 * Sabine Parish Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Sabine Parish Biography Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Cemeteries
The following websites may have additional information on Sabine Parish cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.

Census

 * 1850 Sabine Parish 1850 Census (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1860 Sabine Parish 1860 Census (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Louisiana Census Images (USGenWeb Census Images Project)

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana, by city (Church Angel)
 * History of the Baptist Church in Sabine Parish (Genealogy Trails)
 * Sabine Parish Church Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and Cemetery (LAGenWeb)
 * FamilySearch Places

Land

 * Sabine Parish Land Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Local Histories

 * Louisiana Museums
 * Sabine Parish History Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * History of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this parish - How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * USGW Digital Map Collection (USGenWeb Archives)

Military

 * Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1883 Sabine Parish Pensioners on the Rolls as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1898-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Sabine Parish:


 * April 9, 1864 - Pleasant Hill
 * Battle of Pleasant Hill (USGenWeb Archives)


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana.

World War I

 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * Honor List of Dead and Missing Army & Army Air Forces Personnel, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)

Korean War

 * Korean War Casualties, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (LAGenWeb)

Vietnam War

 * Vietnam War Casualties, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (LAGenWeb)

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List, listing by name/parish (USNPL)
 * Louisiana Newspaper listing (Newslink)

Obituaries

 * Sabine Parish Obituaries and Death Notices (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Sabine Parish Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records

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

Vital Records

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

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * Sabine Parish Marriage Records (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Sabine Parish Marriage Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Death

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * Index to Sabine Parish Funeral Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Societies and Libraries

 * Sabine Parish Data Website
 * Central Louisiana Genealogical Society PO Box 122206 Alexandria, LA 71315-2206 Website
 * Louisiana Historical Society 428 Hector Ave Metairie, La. 70005-4412 Website
 * Louisiana Historical Association 101 LSU Student Union LSU Box 25435 Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Facebook Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Alexandria Louisiana FamilySearch Center
 * Jasper Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Shreveport Louisiana FamilySearch Center
 * Winnfield Louisiana FamilySearch Center


 * Alexandria Genealogical Library - an affiliate library
 * Bossier Parish Library Historical Center - an affiliate library
 * Shreve Memorial Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Sabine Parish (LAGenWeb)
 * Sabine Parish, Louisiana (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Sabine Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Sabine Parish Genealogy and History (Genealogy Trails)
 * Sabine Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Sabine Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)