Bienville Parish, Louisiana Records

Bienville Parish, Louisiana (Map It) was created on March 14, 1848 from Claiborne Parish. The parish was named in honor of the founder of the city of New Orleans, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville..

Bienville Parish is bordered by Claiborne Parish (north), Lincoln Parish (northeast), Jackson Parish (east), Winn Parish (southeast), Natchitoches Parish (south), Red River Parish (southwest), Bossier Parish (west), Webster Parish (northwest) .

Bienville Parish Cities and Towns include Arcadia, Bienville, Bryceland, Castor, Gibsland, Jamestown, Lucky, Mount Lebanon, Ringgold, Saline.

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

Bienville Parish, Louisiana Courthouse Records

The Bienville Parish Courthouse is located in Arcadia, 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 Bienville 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.

• Bienville Parish Clerk of Court has Marriage Records from 1848, Land Records from 1848, Probate Records from 1848 and Court Records from 1848. 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.

Bienville Parish, Louisiana Census Records

• Learn More: State of Louisiana Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, Census Substitutes Index, 1791-1890
• State Population Schedules: 1699 Through 1732
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Bienville 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.

Bienville Parish, Louisiana Resources

• Bienville Historical Society, Rt 1, Box 9, Bienville 71008-9653
• Mt. Lebon Historical Society, 517 Gibsland LA 71028; (318) 843-1998
• Bienville Parish, Louisiana Message Boards
• Bienville Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Boards

Bienville Parish, Louisiana External Links

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