Jackson Parish, Louisiana:
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Projects

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

Adjacent counties

• Bienville Parish, LA  to the west
• Caldwell Parish, LA  to the southeast
• Lincoln Parish, LA  to the north
• Ouachita Parish, LA  to the northeast
• Winn Parish, LA  to the south

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

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

Cemeteries (11)

Census Records and Indexes (24)

Court and Legal Records

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

Enslaved people, enslavers, and slavery in general - information

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

Estate Records

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

Ethnic

• Louisiana, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872  includes Vernon     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872  Reel 0105, includes Vermillionville and Vernon     (Source: Internet Archive)

History

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

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • History of Ansley and the Davis Brothers Lumber Company      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)

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

  • Cartwright, LA Gas Pipeline Exploson, Aug 1976      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Jackson Parish Storms      (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  • Jackson Parish Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)

Introduction and Guides

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

Land Records

• Family Maps of Jackson Parish, LA      (Source: Arphax Publishing Co.)     ($)
• Jackson Parish Conveyances and Indexes  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Jackson Parish Land Records      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Jackson Parish     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Bienville, Jackson Parishes     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Jackson, Ouachita Parishes     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

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

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• LAJACKSO Jackson Parish genealogy

  • LAJACKSO Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Family Maps of Jackson Parish, LA      (Source: Arphax Publishing Co.)     ($)
• Individual County Chronologies  Jackson Parish     (Source: The Newberry Library)
• Jackson Parish Gazetteer      (Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System)
• Jackson Parish Post Offices 
• Jackson Parish Post Offices  1846     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Jackson Parish Postal Covers      ($)

Military Records and Histories

• Jackson Parish Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Jackson Parish, Louisiana     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

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

• World War I

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Jackson Parish Government      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Jackson Parish Miscellaneous Records      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Jackson Parish Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Jackson County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Jackson Parish      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Jackson Parish Newspaper Articles      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Jonesboro Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Jackson Parish Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Jonesboro Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Obituary search includes Jackson Independent      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Southern Funeral Homes  Winnfield, Jonesboro and Jena, Louisiana

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Jackson Parish Courthouse 
• Jackson Parish Photos      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)

School Records and Histories

• Jackson Parish Schools      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Jonesboro School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Quitman School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• North Louisiana Historical Association      (Source: Facebook)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (81)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Jackson Parish      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Patents  Jackson Parish, Louisiana     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Jackson Parish Deaths      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Jackson Parish Marriage Records      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Jackson Parish Marriage Records      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Jackson Parish Marriages      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Jackson Parish Vital Records      (Source: USGenWeb Louisiana Archives)
• Jackson Parish Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Marriage Index starting in 1880  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  Jackson Parish     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850  Jackson Parish     (Source: FamilySearch)

Wiki

• Jackson Parish, Louisiana Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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