East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Records

East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana (Map It) was created on February 17, 1824 from Feliciana (old) Parish. (Feliciana Parish was formed in 1810 from West Florida territory). The parish was named in honor of Felicite de Gálvez, the wife of Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory..

East Feliciana Parish is bordered by Wilkinson County, Mississippi (northwest), Amite County, Mississippi (northeast), St. Helena Parish (east), East Baton Rouge Parish (south), West Feliciana Parish (west).

East Feliciana Parish Cities and Towns include Clinton, Jackson, Norwood, Slaughter, Wilson, Ethel.

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

East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Courthouse Records

The East Feliciana Parish Courthouse is located in Clinton, 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 East Feliciana 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.

• East Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court has Marriage Records from 1824, Land Records from 1824, Probate Records from 1824 and Court Records from 1824. 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.

East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Census Records

• Learn More: State of Louisiana Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1830, 1840, 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

East Feliciana 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.

East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Resources

• Jackson Assembly Of The Felicianas, P.O. Box 494, Jackson 70748-0494
• East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Message Boards
• East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Boards

East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana External Links

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