West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parish Courthouse
West Feliciana Parish Courthouse 4789 Prosperity Street Saint Francisville, LA 70775 Phone: 225.635.3794 Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1879, divorce, probate and court recordsd from 1900 and land records from 1811.

Parent Parish
1824--West Feliciana Parish was created 17 February 1824 from Feliciana (old) Parish. Parish seat: Saint Francisville

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
Possible record loss due to a courthouse fire on an unknown date.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties



 * Avoyelles
 * Concordia
 * East Baton Rouge
 * East Feliciana
 * Pointe Coupee
 * West Baton Rouge
 * Wilkinson County, Mississippi

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

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

 * 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
 * - 1st Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate), Company C

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
West Feliciana Historical Society Museum 11757 Ferdinand Street PO Box 338 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Telephone: 225-635-6330 E-mail:[mailto:wfhist@bellsouth.net wfhist@bellsouth.net] Website

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Web Sites

 * West Feliciana 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
 * West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)