Jackson Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to Jackson Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parish Courthouse
Jackson Parish Courthouse 500 E Court Street; PO Box 730 Jonesboro, LA 71251 Phone: 318.259.2424 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, land, probate, military and court records from 1800.

Parent Parish

 * 1845--Jackson Parish was created 27 February 1845 from Claiborne, Ouachita, and Union Parishes. Parish seat: Jonesboro

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Louisiana Parish boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Louisiana Parish Boundary Maps" (1805-1990) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1878  Fire destroyed the courthouse in Vernon and most of the records.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties



 * Bienville
 * Caldwell
 * Lincoln
 * Ouachita
 * Winn

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project ~ USGenWeb Project
 * AfriGeneas ~ African American genealogy

Biographies

 * Jackson Parish Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Jackson Parish Biography Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on Jackson Parish cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.


 * African American Cemeteries ~ listing by county

Church

 * Church Angel~ Church directory of the United States
 * Catholic Diocese ~ Listing of Diocese in the United States

Maps

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * Family Maps of Jackson Parish, Louisiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * USGW Digital Map Library ~ USGenWeb

Military
Military Records - Jackson Par, LAGenWeb

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Newspaper Tidbits - Jackson Par, LAGenWeb

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1756 – 1984 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984 at Ancestry.com Ancestry.com — index and images $

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Jackson Assembly Of The Felicianas PO Box 494 Jackson 70748-0494

Northeast Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society Ouachita Parish Public Library 1800 Stubbs Ave. Monroe, LA.

Jackson Parish Library 614 South Polk Avenue Jonesboro, LA 71251 Telephone: 318-259-5697 Website

See also a List of Louisiana Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Web Sites

 * Jackson Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Jackson Par, USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Jackson Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Jackson Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)