Jackson Parish LA Genealogy

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Jackson Parish Records by City/Town

Chatham Genealogy (29)
Eros Genealogy (15)
Hodge Genealogy (5)


Jonesboro Genealogy (33)
Quitman Genealogy (18)
Vernon Genealogy (9)


Overview of Jackson Parish Records

  • Jackson Parish was created in 1845 from Claiborne, Ouachita, and Union parishes.
  • Birth and death records from 1911 to the present can be obtained from the Louisiana Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics .
  • The Jackson Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, land, probate, military, and court records starting in 1880.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.