Cameron Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Cameron Parish

Parish Courthouse
Online Photograph of the Cameron Parish Courthouse

LSU Special Collection: "The Courthouse still Stands after Hurricane Audrey"

"A Sportman's Paradise" Cameron Parish Police Jury PO Box 1280 Cameron, LA 70631

History

 * Named for Simon Cameron, first Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States

Parent Parish

 * 1870--Cameron Parish was created 15 March 1870 from Calcasieu and Vermilion Parishes. Parish seat: Cameron

Boundary Changes

 * Northeast portion set off to create Jefferson Davis Parish 12 June 1912.

Populated Places
Communities: Big Lake | Cameron | Constance Beach | Creole | Gibbstown |  Grand Chenier | Grand Lake | Hackberry | Hacketts Corner | Holly Beach | Illinois Plant | Johnson Bayou | Johnson Bayou Landing | Lone Pine | Lowry | North Island | Oak Grove | Peveto Beach | Sweet Lake

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Calcasieu
 * Jefferson County, Texas
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Orange County, Texas
 * Vermilion

Cemeteries (in rural areas)

 * The USGenWeb Archives Project:
 * Chenier Perdue Cemetery
 * Clement Cemetery
 * Little Chenier Cemetery
 * Our Lady of the Marsh Catholic Cemetery
 * Smith Cemetery

Census

 * Federal: 1870. 1880 . 1890 . 1900 . 1910 . 1930
 * 1920:
 * Grand Chenier
 * Creole
 * Cameron
 * Grand Lake
 * Johnson Bayou
 * Hackberry
 * Czechs and Sloavks

Church

 * Baptist


 * Methodist


 * Roman Catholic

Gazetteers of Places/Localities

 * United States Geographic Survey Place Names - GNIS for Cameron Parish (over 525 entries) (may not always be present in alphabetic order on first try.)

Military
World War II Missing and Dead (Army and Army Air Force)

Korean War Fatal Casualties

Newspapers

 * Hurricane Audrey (June 27, 1957)
 * Hurricane Rita (Saturday, September 24, 2005)

Websites

 * Family History Library Catalog for Cameron Parish.
 * The Cameron Parish LAGenWeb Project, an member of The LAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cameron Parish.
 * Cameron Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)