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Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Map
Location in the state of Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 30, 1871
County Seat	Leesville
Courthouse
Address	215 S. 4th Street Leesville, LA 71446
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Vernon Parish Courthouse

Vernon Parish Courthouse
201 S 3rd Street
PO Box 40
Leesville, LA 71496-0040
Phone: 337.238.1384 

Parish Clerk has marrige records from 1890,
divorce, probate and court records from 1871.^[1]

Parish Courthouse

Vernon Parish Police Jury
PO Box 1548
Leesville, LA
(The parish does not have its own website.)

History

• Named for Mount Vernon

Parent Parish

1871--Vernon Parish was created 30 March 1871 from Natchitoches, Rapides, and Sabine Parishes.
Parish seat: Leesville ^[1]

Boundary Changes

not apparent

See an interactive map of Louisiana boundary changes.

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

• Cities: DeRidder . Leesville
• Towns: Hornbeck . New Llano . Rosepine
• Villages: Anacoco . Simpson
• Military: Fort Polk

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

Allen | Beauregard | Natchitoches | Rapides | Sabine | Newton County, Texas

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

Church

• Louisiana Historical Church Information 
• Directory of Churches in Louisiana  ~  by city  ~  Church Angel

Court

Land

Local Histories

Louisiana Museums

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

• Louisiana Historical Society
• Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• FamilySearch.org
• The Vernon Parish LAGenWeb Project, an member of The LAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
• Vernon Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Vernon Parish, Louisiana

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., Vernon Parish, Louisiana p 293 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).