East Carroll Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    East Carroll Parish

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

Parish Courthouse
East Carroll Parish Courthouse 400 1st Street Lake Providence, LA 71254-2616 Phone: 318.559.2399 Parish Clerk has marriage, probate and land records

Parent Parish

 * 1877--East Carroll Parish was created 28 March 1877 from Carroll (Old) Parish. Parish seat: Lake Providence

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of East Carroll Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Chicot County, Arkansas
 * Issaquena County, Mississippi
 * Madison
 * Richland
 * Warren County, Mississippi
 * Washington County, Mississippi
 * West Carroll

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project ~  USGenWeb Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
 * AtlasFamily.Org | The Blog - Genealogy Resoures for those Researching East Carroll Parish, with special emphasis on African American records.

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

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in East Carroll Parish.


 * June 29-30, 1863 = Goodrich's Landing, also known as The Mounds or Lake Providence


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana.

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

Web Sites

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