Concordia Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Concordia Parish

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

Parish Courthouse
Concordia Parish Courthouse 4001 Carter Street, PO Box 790; Vidalia, LA 71373-0790 Phone: (318) 336-4204 Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1840, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1850.

Parent Parish
1805--Concordia Parish was created 10 April 1805 as an original parish. Parish seat: Vidalia

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

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Adams County, Mississippi
 * Avoyelles
 * Catahoula
 * Tensas
 * West Feliciana
 * Wilkinson County, Mississippi

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 Concordia Parish, Louisiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate), Company F

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

Web Sites

 * Concordia 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 Sites ==


 * Concordia Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Concordia Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)