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Louisiana East Carroll Parish
| East Carroll Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Louisiana | |||||||||
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| Founded | March 28, 1877 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Lake Providence | ||||||||
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| Address | 400 First Street Lake Providence, LA 71254 (318) 559-2388 East Carroll Parish Sixth Judicial District Court Website | ||||||||
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Parish Courthouse
East Carroll Parish Courthouse
400 1st Street
Lake Providence, LA 71254-2616
Phone: 318.559.2399
Parish Clerk has marriage, probate and land records
History
Parent Parish
- 1877--East Carroll Parish was created 28 March 1877 from Carroll (Old) Parish.
Parish seat: Lake Providence [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of East Carroll Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Parishes or Counties
- Chicot County, Arkansas
- Issaquena County, Mississippi
- Madison
- Richland
- Warren County, Mississippi
- Washington County, Mississippi
- West Carroll
Resources
African American
- Louisiana African American Griots Project ~ USGenWeb Project
- Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
- AtlasFamily.Org | The Blog - Genealogy Resoures for those Researching East Carroll Parish, with special emphasis on African American records.
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 | 11,373 | ||
| 1910 | 11,637 | 2.3% | |
| 1920 | 11,231 | −3.5% | |
| 1930 | 15,815 | 40.8% | |
| 1940 | 19,023 | 20.3% | |
| 1950 | 16,302 | −14.3% | |
| 1960 | 14,433 | −11.5% | |
| 1970 | 12,884 | −10.7% | |
| 1980 | 11,772 | −8.6% | |
| 1990 | 9,709 | −17.5% | |
| 2000 | 9,421 | −3.0% | |
| 2010 | 7,759 | −17.6% | |
| East Carroll 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
Civil War
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in East Carroll Parish.
- June 29-30, 1863 = Goodrich's Landing, also known as The Mounds or Lake Providence[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
Web Sites
- LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
- USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
- Louisiana Archives ~ USGenWeb Archives Project *Family History Library Catalog
- East Carroll Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (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 8 August, 2012)
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