Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
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Natchitoches Parish History
Pronounced "Nakitosh"

Natchitoches Parish was created by the act of April 10, 1805 that divided the Orleans Territory into 12 parishes. The parish is one of the largest in land area in the state and was named for a Native American tribe

The parish seat is Natchitoches, which is also the biggest city

The City of Natchitoches was established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis, making it the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase territory.

washington street
Washington Street

Cities and Towns
Ashland * Campti * Clarence * Goldonna * Marthaville *
Melrose * Natchez * Natchitoches * Powhatan * Provencal * Robeline

Other populated areas
Ajax - Allen - Bellwood - Bermuda - Bethel - Boline - Cane River - Cloutierville - Cypress - Derry - Flora
Fort Jessup - Gorum - Hagewood - Harmony - Irma - Kisatchie - Little Egypt - Marthaville - Melrose
Montrose - Mora - Northwestern - NSU - Shamrock - Spanish Lake - Vowells Mill

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Natchitoches Parish Data 

 
Wills/
Probate Records
 

WEBSITE UPDATES:

Feb 2025: Sick List News: REED, WHISENHUNT, HICKS; Birth News: BASCHMAN, LEVY, WELCH, SHAFFER, O''QUIN, RUSS, HUDSON; Death News: MARSTON

Jan 2025: Death News: JILES; Crime News: CORTES

Dec 2024: History: El Camino Real - The Kings Highway

Nov 2024: Family: Brown Family Bible

Oct 2024: Marriage News: SCHUMAN, PERINI; Community News: SCARBOROUGH, STEPHENS, PIERSON, LEMEE, KILE

Jun 2024: Bios: LAFARGUE; Slavery: Free Negro Slave Owners of 1830; Ads: BUCKNER, JONES, CHAPLIN, BREAZEALE, CHAPLIN, CUNNINGHAM, TUCKER, SCARBOROUGH, CARVER, JACK, DISMUKES, CARTER, HOWARD, LAY, LACOSTE, STEPHENS, GREGORY, JANIN, JOHNSON, BOYD, L'HERISSON, LEVY, Norman Hotel; Calamity News: LHERISSON; Visiting News: L'HERISOON, CHAPLIN, CASPARI, HILL, JONES, TUCKER, HAMMOND, WOLF, HENRY, HALLER, HYAMS, DUCOURNAU; Parish: 1889 Parish Officials; Cemetery: Burials in Old Bellwood Cemetery

Mar 2024: Marriage News: KRANSON, BEARMAN

Jan 2024: Military: 1890 Veterans Schedule; History: Beau Fort Plantation; Military: 1862 St. Joseph Guards members; 1862 Deaths of McLaurin Invincibles (Co R) 27th La; Death News: GLASS, MCKNIGHT, KENNEY

Sept 2023: Crime News: COSGROVE; Death News: WILLIAMS, WALLMAN, PUSION, FARRON, HARRISON, RODNEY; News: Newspapers of Natchitoches Parish; Birth News: CHAMBERS; Anniversary News: CUNNINGHAM; Marriage News: FREEMAN, JONES, WARE, DOWDEN; Visiting News: BREAZEAL, PHILLIPS, NELKEN, DUBLIEUX, CLOUTIER, MERCER, PORTER, PHILLIPS, SCARBOROUGH, LEVY, BREDA, CARVER, TRICHEL, MYERS, PRUDHOMME

Jun 2023: Biographies: CURRY

May 2023: Death News: WEINBERG, LUNT, JONES, BOARMAN, HAMILTON, DUNCAN, MARTIN, CORTES, MUHLENBURG, ROUBIEU, DOUGHTY; Marriage News: CARTER, JOHNSON, PHELPS, EVENS, AIREY, BREAZEALE, HYAMS, WILLIAMS, PAYNE, GRAY, LOEWENBURG, KAFFIE, Community News; Ads: PEMBERTON, PECK, SCARBOROUGH, CARVER, SMITH, DISMUKES, BREAZEALE, HYAMS, CHAPLIN, PRUDHOMME, MCCOOK; Birthday News: CROSSETT; Sick List News: PORTER; Calamity News: WRIGHT, RUSSELL; School News: 1915 Graduates of the Normal School; History: 1914 Historical Overview

Jan 2023: Marriage News: SHEIB, WALMSLEY, MILLSPAUGH, DUGGER; Death News: COLEY, ANDERSON; Military: Korean War Casualties, Vietnam War Casualties, World War 2 Army Casualties

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Surrounding Counties
Bienville Parish (north)
Winn Parish (northeast)
Grant Parish (east)
Rapides Parish (southeast)
Vernon Parish (south)
Sabine Parish (southwest)
De Soto Parish & Red River Parish(northwest)

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