Tensas Parish, Louisiana
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| − | < | + | [http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/LA_Tensas.htm Tensas Parish Courthouse]<br>Courthouse Square; PO Box 78; <br>Saint Joseph, LA 71366<br>Phone: 318.766.3921 <br><br>Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1843 .<ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed., Tensas Parish, Louisiana p 293 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:17, 15 February 2013
United States 
Louisiana Tensas Parish
| Tensas 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 17, 1843 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | St. Joseph | ||||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||||
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| Address | 201 Hancock St. St. Joseph, LA 71366 | ||||||||
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Contents |
Parish Courthouse
Tensas Parish Courthouse
Courthouse Square; PO Box 78;
Saint Joseph, LA 71366
Phone: 318.766.3921
Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1843 .[1]
History
Parent Parish
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Tensas Parish boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Parishes or Counties
- Adams County, Mississippi
- Catahoula
- Claiborne County, Mississippi
- Concordia
- Franklin
- Jefferson County, Mississippi
- Madison
- Warren County, Mississippi
Resources
African American
- Louisiana African American Griots Project ~ USGenWeb Project
- Afrigeneas - African Ancestral 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 | 19,070 | ||
| 1910 | 17,060 | −10.5% | |
| 1920 | 12,085 | −29.2% | |
| 1930 | 15,096 | 24.9% | |
| 1940 | 15,940 | 5.6% | |
| 1950 | 13,209 | −17.1% | |
| 1960 | 11,796 | −10.7% | |
| 1970 | 9,732 | −17.5% | |
| 1980 | 8,525 | −12.4% | |
| 1990 | 7,103 | −16.7% | |
| 2000 | 6,618 | −6.8% | |
| 2010 | 5,252 | −20.6% | |
| Tensas 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 ~ News link
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
- LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
- USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
- Louisiana Archives ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- Family History Library Catalog
- Tensas Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., Tensas Parish, Louisiana p 293 (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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