Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Beauregard Parish

Parish Courthouse
"Your Beautiful Historic Beauregard" Beauregard Parish Police Jury Beauregard Parish Courthouse 201 First St DeRidder, LA 70634

Beauregard Parish Clerk of Court PO Box 100 DeRidder, LA 70634

History

 * French: Paroisse de Beauregard
 * Named for Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, a Confederate general in the Civil War and one of the designer of the Confederate Battle Flag.

Parent Parish

 * 1912--Beauregard Parish was created 12 June 1912 from Calcasieu Parish. Parish seat: De Ridder

Boundary Changes
No apparent changes

Populated Places

 * City: DeRidder
 * Town: Merryville
 * Communities: Dry Creek . Field . Longville . Oretta . Ragley . Singer . Sugartown

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Allen
 * Calcasieu
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Newton County, Texas
 * Vernon

Census
Federal Census: 1840. 1850 index. 1850. 1860 index. 1860 . 1870 index. 1870 . 1880 index. 1880 . 1890 . 1900 . 1910 . 1920 . 1930

Census Images: 1840. 1850. 1860. 1870. 1880. 1890 . 1900 . 1910 . 1920 . 1930

Military

 * Confederate Veterans of Civil War
 * Confederate States of America Veterans
 * Stores of Confederate States of America Veterans
 * Confederate pension applications
 * 1 BN 2 Regiment, Louisiana Volunteer Cavalry Scouts
 * World War I
 * World War Draft Registration Cards

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog for Beauregard Parish.
 * The Beauregard Parish LAGenWeb Project, an member of The LAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project, for Beauregard Parish.
 * Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)