Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Avoyelles Parish

Guide to Avoyelles Parish Louisiana 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
See an interactive map of Avoyelles Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)

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
 * FindaGrave.com ~  cemetery records with search by cemetery, by surname

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

 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

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.

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