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Guide to Jackson Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Jackson Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Louisiana | |||||||||
 Location of Louisiana in the U.S. | |||||||||
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| Founded | February 27, 1845 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Jonesboro | ||||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||||
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| Address | 500 East Court Avenue P.O. Box 730 Jonesboro, LA 71251 | ||||||||
| Website: jacksonparishclerk.org | |||||||||
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Parish Courthouse
Jackson Parish Courthouse
500 E Court Street; PO Box 730
Jonesboro, LA 71251
Phone: 318.259.2424
Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, land, probate, military and court records from 1800.[1]
History
Parent Parish
- 1845--Jackson Parish was created 27 February 1845 from Claiborne, Ouachita, and Union Parishes.
Parish seat: Jonesboro [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Jackson Parish boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Parishes or Counties
Resources
African American
- Louisiana African American Griots Project ~ USGenWeb Project
- AfriGeneas ~ African American genealogy
Cemeteries
- Louisiana Tombstone Transcription Project ~ cemetery transcriptions and photos ~ USGenWeb
- Louisiana African American Cemeteries ~ cemetery transcriptions
- Interment.net ~ cemetery transcriptions and photographs
- Find A Grave ~ records by name, cemetery, location
Census
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 9,119 | ||
| 1910 | 13,818 | 51.5% | |
| 1920 | 14,486 | 4.8% | |
| 1930 | 13,808 | −4.7% | |
| 1940 | 17,807 | 29.0% | |
| 1950 | 15,434 | −13.3% | |
| 1960 | 15,828 | 2.6% | |
| 1970 | 15,963 | 0.9% | |
| 1980 | 17,321 | 8.5% | |
| 1990 | 15,705 | −9.3% | |
| 2000 | 15,397 | −2.0% | |
| 2010 | 16,274 | 5.7% | |
| Jackson Parish Census Data[2] | |||
Church
- Church Angel ~ Church directory of the United States
- Catholic Diocese ~ Listing of Diocese in the United States
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Family Maps of Jackson Parish, Louisiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
- USGW Digital Map Library ~ USGenWeb
Military
Military Records - Jackson Par, LAGenWeb
Newspapers
Newspaper Tidbits - Jackson Par, LAGenWeb
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Jackson Parish Library
614 South Polk Avenue
Jonesboro, LA 71251
Phone: (318) 259-5697
Website
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- Jackson Par, USGenWeb Archives Project
- Jackson Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., Livingston Parish, Louisiana p 290 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Louisiana Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
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