Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Parish Courthouse
Avoyelles Parish Courthouse 312 N Main Street Marksville, LA 71351 Phone: 318.253.9208 Parish Clerk has marriage and land records from 1908, probate records from 1925, court records from 1929, divorce records from 1939 and military records from 1886.

Parent Parish
1807--Avoyelles Parish was created 31 March 1807 as an original parish. Parish seat: Marksville

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
Abt 1856 Some records were destroyed or damaged from unknown causes.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties



 * Catahoula
 * Concordia
 * Evangeline
 * LaSalle
 * Pointe Coupee
 * Rapides
 * St. Landry
 * West Feliciana

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

Individual cemeteries:


 * Our Lady of the Lourdes Cemetery #1, Marksville BillionGraves

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)
 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images


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

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Avoyelles Parish:


 * March 14, 1864 = Fort DeRussy
 * May 16, 1864 = Mansura, also known as Smith's Place or Marksville
 * May 18, 1864 = Yellow Bayou, also known as Norwood’s Plantation


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana.

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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
Commission Des Avoyelles PO Box 28 Hamburg 71339-0028

Central Louisiana Genealogical Society PO Box 12206 Alexandria, LA 71315-2206 Website

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Web Sites

 * Avoyelles 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 *
 * Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * History of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, By Corinne L. Saucier (Google books)