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Louisiana Sabine Parish
| Sabine 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 7, 1843 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Many | ||||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||||
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| Address | 400 South Capital Many, LA 71449 | ||||||||
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Parish Courthouse
Sabine Parish Courthouse
400 Court Street; PO Box 419;
Many, LA 71449-0419
Phone: 318.256.6223
Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, land,
probate and court records from 1843.[1]
Sabine Parish Police Jury
1227 Hwy 1218
Noble, LA
(sponsored site by Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce)
History
- Named for Sabine River and Sabine Free State (which existed 1806 to 1821 per agreement between Spanish Texas and United States after Louisiana Purchase. This area was a disputed area. - Wikipedia)
Parent Parish
- 1843--Sabine Parish was created 7 March 1843 from Natchitoches Parish.
Parish seat: Many [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Sabine Parish boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
- Towns: Many | Zwolle
- Villages: Converse | Fisher | Florien | Noble | Pleasant Hill
Neighboring Parishes or Counties
De Soto | Natchitoches | Vernon | Texas counties: Newton | Sabine | Shelby
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 | 15,421 | ||
| 1910 | 19,874 | 28.9% | |
| 1920 | 20,713 | 4.2% | |
| 1930 | 24,110 | 16.4% | |
| 1940 | 23,586 | −2.2% | |
| 1950 | 20,880 | −11.5% | |
| 1960 | 18,564 | −11.1% | |
| 1970 | 18,638 | 0.4% | |
| 1980 | 25,280 | 35.6% | |
| 1990 | 22,646 | −10.4% | |
| 2000 | 23,459 | 3.6% | |
| 2010 | 24,233 | 3.3% | |
| Sabine 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 Sabine Parish.
- April 9, 1864 = Pleasant Hill[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
- The Sabine County LAGenWeb Project, an member of The LAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- Sabine Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., Sabine 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 8 August, 2012)
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