Acadia Parish, Louisiana Records
Acadia Parish, Louisiana (Map It) was created on June 30, 1886 from St. Landry Parish. The parish was named for the Acadias who settled the area..
Acadia Parish is bordered by Evangeline Parish (north), St. Landry Parish (northeast), Lafayette Parish (east), Vermillion Parish (south), Jefferson Davis Parish (west).
Acadia Parish Cities and Towns include Church Point, Crowley, Duson, Estherwood, Eunice, Iota, Mermentau, Morse, Rayne.
A Map of Acadia Parish, Louisiana contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Acadia Parish, Louisiana Courthouse Records
Acadia Parish, LA Courthouse
The Acadia Parish Courthouse is located in Crowley, Louisiana. 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 Acadia 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.
- Acadia Parish Clerk of Court has Marriage Records from 1886, Land Records from 1886, Probate Records from 1886 and Court Records from 1886. 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.
Acadia Parish, Louisiana Census Records
- Learn More: State of Louisiana Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Census Substitutes Index, 1791-1890
- State Population Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: None
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: None
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: None
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Acadia 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:Â Louisiana Office of Vital Statistics, Louisiana State Archives
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:Â Birth or Death Certificate Applications.
Acadia Parish, Louisiana Resources
- POINTE DE LÂ’EGLISE Genealogical & Historical Society
- Rayne Historical Assn, 110 W South 1st St, Rayne 70578-5844
- Acadia Parish, Louisiana Message Boards
- Acadia Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Boards
Acadia Parish, Louisiana External Links
- Louisiana Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Acadia Parish, Louisiana Books - Amazon
- Acadia Parish, Louisiana - FindaGrave
- Louisiana Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Acadia Parish, Louisiana Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Louisiana (1805 - 1985)
- Acadia Parish LAGenweb
- Acadia Parish, Louisiana Ancestry Database Collections
- Acadia Parish, Louisiana Military Records
