Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Catahoula Parish

Parish Courthouse
Catahoula Parish County Courthouse 301 Bushley Street; PO Box 198 Harrisonburg, LA 71340-0198 Phone: 318.744.5497 Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1830, burial, probate and divorce records from 1800’s, land records from 1808 and military records The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002)Catahoula County, Louisiana, p.290&amp;amp;amp;lt;/reffckLRfckLR== History ==fckLRfckLR==== Parent Parish ====fckLRfckLR*1808--Catahoula Parish was created 23 March 1808 from Rapides Parish. &amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;gt;Parish seat: Harrisonburg &amp;amp;amp;lt;&amp;amp;lt;ref&amp;amp;gt; fckLRfckLRfckLRfckLR==== Boundary Changes ====fckLRfckLRSee an interactive map of Catahoula Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years) fckLRfckLR==== Record Loss ====fckLRfckLR== Places / Localities ==fckLRfckLR==== Populated Places ====fckLRfckLR==== Neighboring Parishes or Counties ====fckLRfckLR*Avoyelles fckLR*Caldwell fckLR*Concordia fckLR*Franklin fckLR*LaSalle fckLR*TensasfckLRfckLR== Resources ==fckLRfckLR==== African American ====fckLRfckLR*Louisiana African American Griots Project&amp;amp;nbsp; ~&amp;amp;nbsp; USGenWeb Project fckLR*Afrigeneas - African Ancestored GenealogyfckLRfckLR&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;fckLRfckLR==== Cemeteries ====fckLRfckLR*LA Tombstone Transcription Project&amp;amp;nbsp; ~&amp;amp;nbsp; partial records and photos&amp;amp;nbsp; ~ &amp;amp;nbsp;USGenWeb Archives Project fckLR*Interment.net&amp;amp;nbsp; ~&amp;amp;nbsp;LA cemetery records by county&amp;amp;nbsp; fckLR*African American Cemeteries&amp;amp;nbsp; ~&amp;amp;nbsp; listing by county&amp;amp;nbsp; fckLR*FindaGrave.com&amp;amp;nbsp; ~&amp;amp;nbsp; cemetery records with search by cemetery, by surnamefckLRfckLR&amp;amp;nbsp; fckLRfckLR&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;fckLRfckLR==== Census ====fckLRfckLR{{USCensusPopfckLR| title=fckLR| 1790=fckLR| 1800=fckLR| 1810=fckLR| 1820=fckLR| 1830=fckLR| 1840=fckLR| 1850=fckLR| 1860=fckLR| 1870=fckLR| 1880=fckLR| 1890=fckLR| 1900= 16351fckLR| 1910= 10415fckLR| 1920= 11074fckLR| 1930= 12451fckLR| 1940= 14618fckLR| 1950= 11834fckLR| 1960= 11421fckLR| 1970= 11769fckLR| 1980= 12287fckLR| 1990= 11065fckLR| 2000= 10920fckLR| 2010= 10407fckLR| footnote=Catahoula Parish Census Data&amp;lt;REF&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt|title=Louisiana Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|author=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-02-02}}


 * 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

 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Newspapers

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

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~  information on.

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

Societies and Libraries

 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Catahoula Parish Websites

 * Catahoula History

Louisiana Websites

 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * Louisiana Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)