Winn Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States Louisiana  Winn Parish

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

Parish Courthouse
Winn Parish Courthouse PO Box 951 Winnfield, LA 71483-0951 Phone: 318.628.3515 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1886.

Parent Parish

 * 1852--Winn Parish was created 24 February 1852 from Natchitoches, Catahoula, and Rapides Parishes. Parish seat: Winnfield

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Winn Parish boundary changes.

Record Loss
COURTHOUSE DAMAGED $15,000

Two-Story Building at Winfield, La., Practically Destroyed.

Special to the News.

Shreveport, La., Jan. 18.---Losses estimated at approximately $15,000, practically covered by insurance, were sustained early today when fire, due to an overheated flue, almost destroyed the Winn Parish courthouse, at Winnfield, La. The records of the Sheriff and Clerk, which were in a vault, were saved, but the offices of the Assessor, Treasurer, Superintendent of Education and petit jurors, together with the courtroom, were destroyed, with contents, including valuable papers.

The building was a two-story structure built twenty-one years ago. It will be replaced as soon as details are arranged.

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 19 Jan 1917 (source:GenDisasters)

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Bienville
 * Caldwell
 * Grant
 * Jackson
 * LaSalle
 * Natchitoches

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

 * Family Maps of Winn Parish, Louisiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~ USGenWeb Project

Military
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
 * Winnfield Louisiana Family History Center

Web Sites

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