Richland Parish, Louisiana
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[http://www.laclerksofcourt.org/Parishs/richlandparish.htm Richland Parish Courthouse]<br>108 Courthouse Square; PO Box 119;<br>Rayvillle, LA 71269<br>Phone: 318.728.4171 <br> | [http://www.laclerksofcourt.org/Parishs/richlandparish.htm Richland Parish Courthouse]<br>108 Courthouse Square; PO Box 119;<br>Rayvillle, LA 71269<br>Phone: 318.728.4171 <br> | ||
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Revision as of 01:10, 15 February 2013
United States 
Louisiana Richland Parish
| Richland Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Louisiana | |||||||||
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| Founded | September 29, 1868 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Rayville | ||||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||||
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| Address | 708 Julia St. Rayville, La. 71269 | ||||||||
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Contents |
Parish Courthouse
Richland Parish Courthouse
108 Courthouse Square; PO Box 119;
Rayvillle, LA 71269
Phone: 318.728.4171
Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate,
court and land records from 1869.[1]
History
Richland parish was organized by an act of the state legislature in 1868, out of Ouachita, Franklin, Carroll and Morehouse parishes.
Rayville was at once selected as the parish seat of justice, and a California plank house was immediately erected to serve for court purposes. This frame building was used for several years, until a substantial two-story brick building was completed. A strong, two-story brick jail also occupied a site beside the courthouse in courthouse square.
The parish has an area of 578 square miles, nearly all of which is susceptible of cultivation, and the remainder is covered with a thick growth of valuable timber, comprising many varieties of oak, hickory, ash, cypress, red gum and many others.
Rayville, Delhi, and Mangham are its only incorporated towns. Delhi and Rayville were incorporated under the act of the statelegislature of 1882.
When Rayville was selected as the site for the seat of justice it was "in the timber." As the parish site it soon grew into a flourishing village and secured a charter of incorporation about 1884. It was visited by a very destructive fire in the fall of 1890, when one-half or more of the business portion of the town was consumed. Again, in 1891, it was visited by a similar disaster.
The first newspaper published in Richland parish was the "Richland Beacon," established at Rayville about 1869 by Thomas J. Mangham. The first sheriff and clerk of the parish was A.J. Lidell and J. Newt Pitts, respectively.
Parent Parish
- 1868--Richland Parish was created 29 September 1868 from Ouachita, Carroll (Old), Franklin, and Morehouse Parishes.
Parish seat: Rayville [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Richland Parish boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
- Alto, LA
- Archibald, LA
- Delhi, LA
- Dunn, LA
- Holly Ridge, LA
- Mangham, LA
- Rayville, LA
- Start, LA
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. | %± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 11,116 | ||
| 1910 | 15,769 | 41.9% | |
| 1920 | 20,860 | 32.3% | |
| 1930 | 26,374 | 26.4% | |
| 1940 | 28,829 | 9.3% | |
| 1950 | 26,672 | −7.5% | |
| 1960 | 23,824 | −10.7% | |
| 1970 | 21,774 | −8.6% | |
| 1980 | 22,187 | 1.9% | |
| 1990 | 20,629 | −7.0% | |
| 2000 | 20,981 | 1.7% | |
| 2010 | 20,725 | −1.2% | |
| Richland Parish Census Data[2] | |||
- Louisiana Census Images ~ USGenWeb Census Images Project
Church
- Delhi Presbyterian Church, Delhi, LA
- First Baptist Church, Delhi, LA
- First Baptist Church, Rayville, LA
- Mangham Baptist Church, Mangham, LA
- Start Baptist Church, Start, LA
- 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
- Richland Beacon News, Rayville, LA
- 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
- Richland Parish GenWeb
- Richland Parish GenWeb Archives
- RichlandRoots.com - Personal Blog on Richland History
- LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
- USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
- Family History Library Catalog
- Richland Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., Richland 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.
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