East Carroll Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to East Carroll Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and 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
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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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.

Biographies

 * East Carroll Parish Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to East Carroll Parish Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on East Carroll Parish cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.


 * African American Cemeteries ~ listing by county

Census

 * Louisiana Census Images  ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project
 * East Carroll Parish Census Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1840 - East Carroll Parish 1840 Census, Head of Household (LAGenWeb Project)
 * 1870 - Index to 1870 Census Sections, East Carroll Parish (LAGenWeb Project)

Church

 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana ~  by city  ~  Church Angel
 * East Carroll Parish Churches (LAGenWeb Project)

Court

 * East Carroll Parish Court Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Land

 * East Carroll Parish Deeds and Land Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Local Histories

 * Louisiana Museums
 * East Carroll Parish History Records (USGenWeb Archives)

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


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

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.

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
Lake Providence Historical Society 1002 South Lake St. Lake Providence, Louisiana 71254-2428

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Web Sites

 * East Carroll 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 *
 * East Carroll Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)