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Guide to '''Union Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.<br>

=== Parish Information ===

==== Description ==== 

 

The County was named for the Union of American states. The County has Farmerville as its seat and the County was created March 13, 1839. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

==== Union Parish, Louisiana Record Dates  ====

| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Union Parish, Louisiana. Page 289-293 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 267-268.</ref></center>

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=== Parish Courthouse  ===

[http://upclerk.com/ Union Parish Courthouse]<br>Courthouse Bldg; 100 E Bayou Street<br>Farmerville, LA 71241 <br>Phone: 318.368.3055<br><br>Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, and probate records from 1839 and court records. <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed., Union Parish, Louisiana p 293 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

 

==== Parent Parish  ====

 

*'''1839--'''Union Parish was created 13 March 1839 from [[Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Genealogy|Ouachita]] Parish. <br>'''Parish seat:''' Farmerville <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

 

 

For animated maps illustrating Louisiana Parish boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/louisiana/ "Rotating Formation Louisiana Parish Boundary Maps"] (1805-1990) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.  

 

 

== Places / Localities  ==

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==== Populated Places ====

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://louisiana.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,111,c,union.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Union Parish, Louisiana," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Parish,_Louisiana, accessed 8 January 2020.</ref>  

==== Neighboring Parishes or Counties  ====

 

*[[Union County, Arkansas Genealogy|Union County, Arkansas]]

== Resources ==

==== African American Genealogy ====

*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/union/slaves.htm Union Parish, Louisiana, Slave & African–American Records] (USGenWeb Archives)

==== Biographies ====

==== Cemeteries  ====

 

*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]  

 

 

*[http://usgwtombstones.org/louisiana/union.htm Tombstone Project]  

 

 

*[https://billiongraves.com/search# Billion Graves]

 

*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Louisiana/Union-Parish?id=county_1164 Findagrave.com]

 

*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves]

 

 

*[http://www.interment.net/us/LA/index.htm Interment.net] Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.

|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Parish,_Louisiana#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]  

|1850 |8203

|1860 |10389

|1870 |11685

|1910 |20451  

|1920 |19621  

|1930 |20731  

|1940 |20943  

|1970 |18447

|1980 |21167

|1990 |20690

==== Church ====

*[http://genealogytrails.com/lou/union/churches.html Churches of Union County, Louisiana] (Genealogy Trails)

'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''

==== Court ====

==== Land  ====

{{LA Land}}

==== Local Histories ====

==== Maps ====

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==== Military ====

=====War of 1812=====

 

=====Civil War=====

'''Online Records'''

*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932372|Louisiana Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — [[Louisiana Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932399|Louisiana Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — [[Louisiana Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

*'''1898-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1838535|Louisiana Confederate Pensions, 1898-1950}} at FamilySearch — [[Louisiana Confederate Pensions - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

 

 

*'''1917-1920''' {{RecordSearch|2489920|Louisiana World War I Service Records, 1917-1920}} at FamilySearch — [[Louisiana, World War I Service Records, 1917-1920 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

=====World War II=====

*'''1940-1945''' {{RecordSearch|1916286|Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945}} at FamilySearch — [[Louisiana, World War I Service Records, 1917-1920 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

 

*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N3SpgoQaeaUC ''Banner''] - newspaper of Bernice, LA. Approximately 90 issues from 2006-2009 freel available online via Google News Archive  

==== Obituaries ====

==== Probate  ====

{{LA Probate Intro}}

'''Online Probate Indexes and Records'''

*'''1756-1984''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9067 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] — index and images $

==== Taxation  ====

{{LA Tax Intro}}  

==== Vital Records ====

{{LA Vital Intro}}

*[http://www.ldh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/subhome/21 Louisiana Records and Statistics Information] ~ where and how to order information.

=====Birth=====

*[http://genealogytrails.com/lou/union/births.html Union Parish, Louisiana, Birth Records] (Genealogy Trails)

*'''1837-1957''' -  {{RecordSearch|1807364|Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957}} at FamilySearch — [[Louisiana, Parish Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

=====Death=====

*'''1850-1875, 1894-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1609793|Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960}} at FamilySearch — [[Louisiana Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

== Societies and Libraries  ==

*'''Louisiana Historical Association'''<br>101 LSU Student Union<br>LSU Box 25435<br>Baton Rouge, LA 70803<br>[https://www.facebook.com/LouisianaHistoricalAssociation Facebook]<br>[http://www.lahistory.org/ Website]

:*[[Monroe Louisiana FamilySearch Center]]

:*[[Ruston Louisiana FamilySearch Center]]

:*[https://www.websterparishlibrary.org/ Webster Parish Library - Heflin Branch] - an affiliate library

:*[https://www.websterparishlibrary.org/ Webster Parish Library - Minden Main Branch] - an affiliate library

:*[https://www.websterparishlibrary.org/ Webster Parish Library - Sibley Branch] - an affiliate library

== Websites ==

*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/121573484596801/ Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook]  

== References  ==

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