Grant Parish, Louisiana Records

Grant Parish, Louisiana (Map It) was created on March 4, 1869 from Rapides Parish and Winn Parish. The parish was named in honor of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant..

Grant Parish is bordered by Winn Parish (north), La Salle Parish (east), Rapides Parish (south), Natchitoches Parish (west).

Grant Parish Cities and Towns include Colfax, Dry Prong, Georgetown, Montgomery, Pollock.

A Map of Grant Parish, Louisiana contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Grant Parish, Louisiana Courthouse Records

The Grant Parish Courthouse is located in Colfax, Louisiana. The Courthouse had an unkown records loss in the 1880's. Learn More About State of Louisiana Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Grant parish. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Grant Parish Clerk of Court has Marriage Records from 1880, Land Records from 1880, Probate Records from 1880 and Court Records from 1880. The Parish Clerk of Court performs the functions of more than one office. As the Recorder, the office of the Clerk of Court receives, files, records and indexes all mortgages, conveyances and all other instruments recorded in the Public Records for the Parish. The Clerk’s Office receives and files all pleadings, such as petitions, answers, motions and other filings in Civil and Probate matters, as well as indictments, bills of information and other filings in Criminal matters. Another function of the Clerk’s Office is the issuance of Marriage Licenses and recording their returns after the marriages are performed.

Grant Parish, Louisiana Census Records

• Learn More: State of Louisiana Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Census Substitutes Index, 1791-1890
• State Population Schedules: 1699 Through 1732
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: None
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Grant Parish, Louisiana Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Louisiana Vital Records
• Birth Records: from  July 1914 to present
• Marriage Records: from 1914 to present
• Death Records: Certified copies available from the Clerk of the Court
• Divorce Records: Certified copies are available from the Clerk of the Court
• Locations: Louisiana Office of Vital Statistics, Louisiana State Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth or Death Certificate Applications.

Grant Parish, Louisiana Resources

• Grant Genealogical Society, 300 Main St., Colfax, LA 71417-1830
• Central Louisiana Genealogical Society
• Grant Parish, Louisiana Message Boards
• Grant Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Boards

Grant Parish, Louisiana External Links

• Louisiana Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Grant Parish, Louisiana Books - Amazon
• Grant Parish, Louisiana - FindaGrave
• Louisiana Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Grant Parish, Louisiana Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Louisiana (1805 - 1985)
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• Grant Parish, Louisiana Ancestry Database Collections
• Grant Parish, Louisiana Military Records