Jackson Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Jackson Parish

Parish Courthouse
Jackson Parish Courthouse 500 E Court Street; PO Box 730 Jonesboro, LA 71251 Phone: 318.259.2424 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, land, probate, military and court records from 1800.

Parent Parish

 * 1845--Jackson Parish was created 27 February 1845 from Claiborne, Ouachita, and Union Parishes. Parish seat: Jonesboro

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Jackson Parish boundary changes.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Bienville
 * Caldwell
 * Lincoln
 * Ouachita
 * Winn

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project ~ USGenWeb Project
 * AfriGeneas ~ African American genealogy

Cemeteries

 * Louisiana Tombstone Transcription Project ~ cemetery transcriptions and photos ~ USGenWeb
 * Louisiana African American Cemeteries ~ cemetery transcriptions
 * Interment.net ~ cemetery transcriptions and photographs
 * Find A Grave ~  records by name, cemetery, location

Church

 * Church Angel~ Church directory of the United States
 * Catholic Diocese ~ Listing of Diocese in the United States

Maps
USGW Digital Map Library ~ USGenWeb

Military
Military Records - Jackson Par, LAGenWeb

Newspapers
Newspaper Tidbits - Jackson Par, LAGenWeb

Societies and Libraries
Jackson Parish Library 614 South Polk Avenue Jonesboro, LA 71251 Phone: (318) 259-5697 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Jackson Par, USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Jackson Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Jackson Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)