Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Catahoula Parish

Parish Courthouse
Catahoula Parish County Courthouse 301 Bushley Street; PO Box 198 Harrisonburg, LA 71340-0198 Phone: 318.744.5497 Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1830, burial, probate and divorce records from 1800’s, land records from 1808 and military records The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002)Catahoula County, Louisiana, p.290</ref

Parent Parish

 * 1808--Catahoula Parish was created 23 March 1808 from Rapides Parish. Parish seat: Harrisonburg

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Catahoula Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Avoyelles
 * Caldwell
 * Concordia
 * Franklin
 * LaSalle
 * Tensas

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

 * Louisiana Census Images  ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project

Church

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

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.

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

Catahoula Parish Websites

 * Catahoula History

Louisiana Websites

 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * Louisiana Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)