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Louisiana West Feliciana Parish
Guide to West Feliciana Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Louisiana | |||||||||
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| Founded | February 17, 1824 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | St. Francisville | ||||||||
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| Address | 4785 Prosperity Street St. Francisville, LA 70775 | ||||||||
| Website: www.westfelicianaparish.org | |||||||||
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Contents |
Parish Courthouse
West Feliciana Parish Courthouse
4789 Prosperity Street
Saint Francisville, LA 70775
Phone: 225.635.3794
Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1879,
divorce, probate and court recordsd from 1900
and land records from 1811.[1]
History
Parent Parish
1824--West Feliciana Parish was created 17 February 1824 from Feliciana (old) Parish.
Parish seat: Saint Francisville [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of West Feliciana Parish boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Parishes or Counties
- Avoyelles
- Concordia
- East Baton Rouge
- East Feliciana
- Pointe Coupee
- West Baton Rouge
- Wilkinson County, Mississippi
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. | %± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 8,629 | ||
| 1840 | 10,910 | 26.4% | |
| 1850 | 13,245 | 21.4% | |
| 1860 | 11,671 | −11.9% | |
| 1870 | 10,499 | −10.0% | |
| 1880 | 12,809 | 22.0% | |
| 1890 | 15,062 | 17.6% | |
| 1900 | 15,994 | 6.2% | |
| 1910 | 13,449 | −15.9% | |
| 1920 | 12,303 | −8.5% | |
| 1930 | 10,924 | −11.2% | |
| 1940 | 11,720 | 7.3% | |
| 1950 | 10,169 | −13.2% | |
| 1960 | 12,395 | 21.9% | |
| 1970 | 11,376 | −8.2% | |
| 1980 | 12,186 | 7.1% | |
| 1990 | 12,915 | 6.0% | |
| 2000 | 15,111 | 17.0% | |
| Est. 2006 | 15,535 | [2] | 2.8% |
| West Feliciana Parish Census Data[3] | |||
- 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
Web Sites
- LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
- USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
- Louisiana Archives ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- Family History Library Catalog
- West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., West Felicia Parish, Louisiana p 293 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "West Feliciana Parish Quickfacts". http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22125.html. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ↑ 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.; Report on the Population of the United States at the Eleventh Census, 1890. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1895.
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