Cameron Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States &gt; Louisiana &gt; Cameron Parish

Parish Courthouse
"A Sportman's Paradise" Cameron Parish Police Jury PO Box 1280 Cameron, LA 70631

History

 * Named for Simon Cameron, first Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States

Parent Parish

 * 1870--Cameron Parish was created 15 March 1870 from Calcasieu and Vermilion Parishes. Parish seat: Cameron

Boundary Changes

 * Northeast portion set off to create Jefferson Davis Parish 12 June 1912.

Populated Places
Communities: Big Lake | Cameron | Constance Beach | Creole | Gibbstown |  Grand Chenier | Grand Lake | Hackberry | Hacketts Corner | Holly Beach | Illinois Plant | Johnson Bayou | Johnson Bayou Landing | Lone Pine | Lowry | North Island | Oak Grove | Peveto Beach | Sweet Lake

Neighboring Parishes or Counties
Calcasieu | Jefferson Davis | Vermilion | Texas Counties: Jefferson | Orange

Cemeteries (in rural areas)

 * The USGenWeb Archives Project:
 * Chenier Perdue Cemetery
 * Clement Cemetery
 * Little Chenier Cemetery
 * Our Lady of the Marsh Catholic Cemetery
 * Smith Cemetery

Census

 * Federal: 1870. 1880 . 1890 . 1900 . 1910 . 1930
 * 1920:
 * Grand Chenier
 * Creole
 * Cameron
 * Grand Lake
 * Johnson Bayou
 * Hackberry
 * Czechs and Sloavks

Church

 * Baptist


 * Methodist


 * Roman Catholic

Gazetteers of Places/Localities

 * United States Geographic Survey Place Names - GNIS for Cameron Parish (over 525 entries) (may not always be present in alphabetic order on first try.)

Newspapers

 * Hurricane Audrey (June 27, 1957)
 * Hurricane Rita (Saturday, September 24, 2005)

Web Sites

 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Cameron Parish.
 * The Cameron Parish LAGenWeb Project, an member of The LAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cameron Parish.