Washington Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Parish Courthouse
Washington Parish Courthouse Courthouse Franklinton, LA 70438 Phone: 985.839.4663 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1897.

Parent Parish

 * 1819--Washington Parish was created 6 March 1819 from St. Tammany Parish. Parish seat: Franklinton

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
1854, 1897  Fires burned the courthouse, damaging and destroying records. Records from the 1840-1860 period are completely lost.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties



 * Marion County, Mississippi
 * Pearl River County, Mississippi
 * Pike County, Mississippi
 * St. Tammany
 * Tangipahoa
 * Walthall 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 parish
 * African American Cemeteries ~  listing by county
 * FindaGrave.com ~  cemetery records with search by cemetery, by surname

Church

 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana ~  by city  ~  Church Angel

Maps

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * 1895 Map of Washington Parish- LAGenWeb
 * Land Grant Map of Washington Parish - LAGenWeb

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List ~  listing by name/parish  ~  USNPL
 * Louisiana Newspaper ~ listing  ~  Newslink

Photographs
Photos of Families, Buildings, Catalogs, etc. - LAGenWeb

Franklin Centennial (1861-1961) Scrapbook - LAGenWeb Washington Parish Fair - LAGenWeb Washington Parish Free Fair Catalogs - LAGenWeb

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

Websites

 * Washington Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Washington Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Washington Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)