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Louisiana Red River Parish
Guide to Red River Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Red River Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Louisiana | |||||||||
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| Founded | March 2, 1871 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Coushatta | ||||||||
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| Address | 615 Carroll St PO Box 485 Coushatta, LA 71019 | ||||||||
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Parish Courthouse
Red River Parish Courthouse
615 East Carroll Street
Coushatta, LA 71019
Phone: 318.932.6741
Clerk Court has marriage and probate records from 1871,
divorce and court records from 1904.[1]
History
Parent Parish
- 1871--Red River Parish was created 2 March 1871 from Caddo, Bienville, Bossier, DeSoto, and Natchitoches Parishes.
Parish seat: Coushatta [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Red River 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 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
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 8,573 | ||
| 1890 | 11,318 | 32.0% | |
| 1900 | 11,548 | 2.0% | |
| 1910 | 11,402 | −1.3% | |
| 1920 | 15,301 | 34.2% | |
| 1930 | 16,078 | 5.1% | |
| 1940 | 15,881 | −1.2% | |
| 1950 | 12,113 | −23.7% | |
| 1960 | 9,978 | −17.6% | |
| 1970 | 9,226 | −7.5% | |
| 1980 | 10,433 | 13.1% | |
| 1990 | 9,387 | −10.0% | |
| 2000 | 9,622 | 2.5% | |
| 2010 | 9,091 | −5.5% | |
| Red River Parish Census Data[2] | |||
- Louisiana Census Images ~ USGenWeb Census Images Project
Church
- Louisiana Historical Church Information
- Directory of Churches in Louisiana ~ by city ~ Church Angel
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Family Maps of Red River Parish, Louisiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
- USGW Digital Map Collection ~ USGenWeb Project
Military
Civil War
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Red River Parish.
- April 12-13, 1864 = Blair’s Landing, also known as Pleasant Hill Landing[3]
- Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana
Louisiana Military History Online
Newspapers
- Louisiana Newspaper List ~ listing by name/parish ~ USNPL
- Louisiana Newspaper ~ listing ~ Newslink
Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~ information on.
Taxation
Vital Records
Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Websites
- LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
- USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
- Family History Library Catalog
- Red River Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., Red River Parish, Louisiana p 292 (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.
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 7 August, 2012)
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