Acadia Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Acadia Parish

Acadia Parish Organization Acadia Parish&#160;Clerk of Court PO Box 922 Crowley, LA 70527-0922 Phone: 337.788.8881 Parish Clerk has records of marriages, divorces, wills, land, civil, and criminal law suits from 1886. Historical Facts Acadia Parish was created 30 June 1886 from St. Landry Parish after an election to determine the parish seat, ending when Crowley beat Rayne and Prairie Hayes. A Brief History of the Parish Acadia Parish Facts  Boundary Changes See an interactive map of Acadia Parish boundary changes. Record Loss

Acadia Parish; PO Box 922; Crowley, LA 70527-0922; Ph. 337.788.8881 Details: (Par Clk has m, div, pro & ct rec from 1886)

Neighboring Parishes

 * Allen
 * Evangeline
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Lafayette
 * St. Landry
 * Vermilion

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project ~  USGenWeb Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Acadia Parish Cemeteries

 * Acadia Parish Cemeteries on la-cemeteries.com
 * Acadia Parish, Louisiana Cemetery Preservation
 * Louisiana Cemetery Transcriptions, Acadia to Calcasieu

Louisiana 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 Records

 * 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

 * Acadia Parish Today
 * Louisiana Newspaper List ~  listing by name/parish  ~  USNPL
 * Louisiana Newspaper ~ listing  ~  Newslink

Probate Records
Louisiana Probate Records ~  information on.

Vital Records
Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.

Public Libraries

 * Acadia Parish Library
 * Acadia Parish Library - Genealogy
 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Societies

 * Acadia Genealogical and Historical Society (on Rootsweb)

Websites - Acadia Parish

 * Acadia Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Acadia Parish on n2.genealogy.com
 * Acadia Parish on Kindred Trails
 * Acadia Parish, La - Genealogy Forum
 * Acadia Parish, Genealogy Trails
 * Acadia Parish on RootsWeb
 * Acadia Parish Genealogy Queries on CousinConnect.com

Websites - Louisiana and US

 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb -  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * Louisiana Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
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