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Louisiana Morehouse Parish
Guide to Morehouse Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Morehouse Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Louisiana | |||||||||
 Location of Louisiana in the U.S. | |||||||||
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| Founded | March 25, 1844 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Bastrop | ||||||||
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| Address | 100 East Madison Bastrop LA 71220 | ||||||||
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Parish Courthouse
Morehouse Parish Courthouse
125 E Madison Street
Bastrop, LA 71221
Phone: 318.281.3343
Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1870,
land records from 1844 and cemetery abstract 1867-1957 .[1]
History
Parent Parish
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Morehouse Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Parishes or Counties
- Ashley County, Arkansas
- Chicot County, Arkansas
- Ouachita
- Richland
- Union County, Arkansas
- Union
- West Carroll
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. | %± | |
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| 1900 | 16,634 | ||
| 1910 | 18,786 | 12.9% | |
| 1920 | 19,311 | 2.8% | |
| 1930 | 23,689 | 22.7% | |
| 1940 | 27,571 | 16.4% | |
| 1950 | 32,038 | 16.2% | |
| 1960 | 33,709 | 5.2% | |
| 1970 | 32,463 | −3.7% | |
| 1980 | 34,803 | 7.2% | |
| 1990 | 31,938 | −8.2% | |
| 2000 | 31,021 | −2.9% | |
| 2010 | 27,979 | −9.8% | |
| Morehouse 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
- 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.
Taxation
Vital Records
Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Websites
Morehouse Parish Websites
- Morehouse Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Morehouse Economic Development Corp.
- Family History Library Catalog
Louisiana Websites
- LAGenWeb
Louisiana State Records - USGenWeb
Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects - Louisiana Archives
USGenWeb Archives Project
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., Morehouse Parish, Louisiana p 291 (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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