West Carroll Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    West Carroll Parish

Guide to West Carroll Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parish Courthouse
West Carroll Parish Courthouse PO Box 630 Oak Grove, LA 71362-0630 Phone: 318.428.3390 Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1877, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1833.

Parent Parish
1877--West Carroll Parish was created 28 March 1877 from Carroll (Old) Parish. Parish seat: Oak Grove

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of West Carroll Parish boundary changes.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Ashley County, Arkansas
 * Chicot County, Arkansas
 * East Carroll
 * Morehouse
 * Richland

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

 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War


 * - 6th Battalion Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company D

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

Web Sites

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