Caldwell Parish, Louisiana:
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Projects

• Caldwell Parish      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Caldwell Parish, Louisiana      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Catahoula Parish, LA  to the southeast
• Franklin Parish, LA  to the east
• Jackson Parish, LA  to the northwest
• La Salle Parish, LA  to the south
• Ouachita Parish, LA  to the north
• Richland Parish, LA  to the northeast
• Winn Parish, LA  to the southwest

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Caldwell Parish Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Caldwell Parish Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Caldwell Parish GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)

Cemeteries (19)

Census Records and Indexes (24)

Church Records

• Caldwell Parish Church Records      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)

Court and Legal Records

• Caldwell Parish Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Caldwell Parish Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Enslaved people, enslavers, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Caldwell Parish     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Caldwell Parish      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Caldwell Parish     (Source: FamilySearch)

Estate Records

• Caldwell Parish Successions      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Louisiana Will and Probate Records, 1756-1984  includes Caldwell Parish     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic

• Louisiana, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872  includes Columbia     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872  Reel 0042, Labor Contracts (Agreements with Freedmen) Caldwell and Carroll 1864-68     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872  Reel 0070, includes Clinton and Columbia     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872  Reel 0071, includes Columbia and Donaldsonville     (Source: Internet Archive)

History

• About Caldwell Parish 
• Caldwell Parish      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Caldwell Parish Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Caldwell Parish History 
• Caldwell Parish History      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Caldwell Parish, Louisiana      (Source: LandmarkHunter.com)
• National Register of Historic Places      (Source: National Register of Historic Places)

• Churches and Other Religious Institutions

  • First United Methodist Church      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

  • Caldwell Parish Storms      (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  • Caldwell Parish Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)
  • Columbia, LA Steamboat EDNA Explosion, June 1847      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Riverton, LA Television Tower Collapse, Mar 1997      (Source: GenDisasters)

Introduction and Guides

• Caldwell County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Caldwell Parish      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Caldwell parish, Louisiana Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)
• Cyndi's List of Louisiana locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• Caldwell Parish Conveyances and Indexes  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Caldwell Parish     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Caldwell, Richland Parishes     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Caldwell, Franklin Parishes     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Caldwell, Ouachita Parishes     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Caldwell Parish Collections      (Source: Louisiana Digital Library)
• Columbia  A Guide to Institutions in Louisiana Holding Genealogical and Historical Records Collections
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Library Directory for Caldwell County, Louisiana      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Caldwell Parish, Lousiana     (Source: Find My Past)
• Schepis Museum  Columbia, Louisiana
• Schepis Museum  Columbia, Louisiana     (Source: Facebook)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• LACALDWE Caldwell Parish genealogy

  • LACALDWE Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Caldwell Parish Gazetteer      (Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System)
• Caldwell Parish Post Offices 
• Caldwell Parish Post Offices  1846     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Caldwell Parish Postal Covers      ($)
• Caldwell Parish Sanborn Maps      (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Individual County Chronologies  Caldwell Parish     (Source: The Newberry Library)

Military Records and Histories

• Caldwell Parish Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  CaldwellP County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Caldwell Parish, Louisiana     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Caldwell Parish     (Source: FamilySearch)
  • Caldwell Parish Conferderate Soldiers      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
  • Southern Claims Commission  Caldwell Parish - Barred and Disallowed Claims     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)

• World War I

  • Louisiana World War I Service Records, 1917-1920  includes Caldwell Parish     (Source: FamilySearch)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Caldwell County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Caldwell Parish Miscellaneous Records      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Caldwell Parish Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Caldwell Parish Voter Registration Records      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)

Newspaper Records

• Caldwell Parish Newspaper Articles      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• The Caldwell watchman, Columbia, La.  1894-1916     (Source: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers)
• Chronicling America  Caldwell County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Columbia Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• Community History Archive of the Caldwell Parish Library 
• Historical Columbia Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Louisiana Digital Newspapers & Magazines  Caldwell Parish
• Search Columbia Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Caldwell Parish Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Columbia Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Columbia, Louisiana Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Caldwell Parish Courthouse 
• First Baptist Church      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Grayson United Methodist Church      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Holum Baptist Church      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)

School Records and Histories

• Caldwell Parish Schools      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Columbia School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• North Louisiana Historical Association      (Source: Facebook)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (61)

Tax Lists

• Caldwell Parish Tax Records      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Caldwell Parish      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Caldwell Parish  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Caldwell Parish Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Patents  Caldwell Parish, Louisiana     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Caldwell Parish Death Certificates      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Caldwell Parish Deaths      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Caldwell Parish Marriage Records      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Caldwell Parish Marriages      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Caldwell Parish Marriages      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Caldwell Parish Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Marriage Index starting in 1838  Louisiana Clerks' Portal, available to the general public, you will need to set up an account, but there is no charge
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Caldwell Parish     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850  Caldwell Parish     (Source: FamilySearch)

Wiki

• Caldwell Parish, Louisiana Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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