Cottonport Genealogy (in Avoyelles Parish, LA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Cottonport are also found through the Avoyelles Parish and Louisiana pages.


Cottonport Birth Records

Louisiana, Birth Records, 1911-present Louisiana Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics

Cottonport Cemetery Records

Aymond Cemetery Find a Grave online

First Baptist Cemetery of Cottonport Find a Grave online

Golden Chain Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Little Zion Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Zion Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Anthony Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Marys Assumption Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery # 2 Find a Grave online

Saint Marys Catholic Church Mausoleum Find a Grave online

St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Step softly, a dream lies buried here : St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Cemetery, Cottonport, Avoyelles Parish, L a. and Church of the Little Flower Catholic Cemetery, Evergreen, Avoyell es, La. FamilySearch Library

Williams Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cottonport Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Cottonport Church Records

Avoyelleans of yesteryear FamilySearch Library

Cottonport Death Records

1819-1964 Louisiana Death Index (selections) Ancestry online

An obituary index, the Weekly news, published in Marksville covering all of Avoyelles Parish : index covers 1926-1979 FamilySearch Library

Louisiana, Death Records, 1911-present Louisiana Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics

Cottonport Land Records

Conveyance and alienations books, 1808-1886; index, 1808-1920 FamilySearch Library

Cottonport Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cottonport, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, 1921 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cottonport, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, 1944 Library of Congress online

Cottonport Marriage Records

1718-1925 Louisiana Compiled Marriage Index (includes selections from Avoyelles 1763-1900) Ancestry online

Louisiana, Compiled Marriage Records, 1851-1900 (selections) Ancestry online

Louisiana, Compiled Marriages 1728-1850 (selections) Ancestry online

Marriages, 1808-1915; marriage index, 1806-1940 FamilySearch Library

Cottonport Newspapers and Obituaries

An obituary index, the Weekly news, published in Marksville covering all of Avoyelles Parish : index covers 1926-1979 FamilySearch Library

Cottonport Leader 1953-1979 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Cottonport

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Cottonport Leader. (Cottonport, La.) 1953-1980

Cottonport Probate Records

1756-1984 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online


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