Lake Charles Genealogy (in Calcasieu Parish, LA)

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Lake Charles Birth Records

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

Record of Bel, Bilbo, Catholic, Common Street, Corporation, Hospital, Moss and Sallier Louisiana Genealogy Gophers online

Lake Charles Cemetery Records

A list of the names of people buried at the old Catholic Cemetery (Common Street Cemetery) Lake Charles, LA : current as of October, 1999 WorldCat

Benoit Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Bilbo Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bilbo Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Bilbo Cemetery Louisiana Gravestones online

Bilbo Cemetery records, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana FamilySearch Library

Black Bayou Cemetery Find a Grave online

Black Bayou Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Burleson Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Burleson-Duhon Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Find a Grave online

Catholic Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Catholic Cemetery records, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana FamilySearch Library

Chloe Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

City Cemetery Find a Grave online

City Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

City of Lake Charles Cemetery Find a Grave online

Combre Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Community Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Consolata Billion Graves online

Consolata Cemetery Find a Grave online

Consolata Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Corporation Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Eastside Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ellis Cemetery Find a Grave online

Friendship Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave online

Goos Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Goos-Lee Cemetery Find a Grave online

Graceland - Orange Grove Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Graceland Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana FamilySearch Library

Graceland cemetery, Broad Street, Lake Charles, La. : tombstone inscriptions from 8638 graves with index of individuals, 437 unmarked graves also counted WorldCat

Hamilton Memorial Garden Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hi-Mount Cemetery Find a Grave online

High Land Memorial Gardens Cemetery 1 and 2 US Gen Web Archives online

High Mount Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Highland Memorial Gardens Billion Graves online

Highland Memory Gardens Find a Grave online

Huff and Thomas Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

LeBleu Cemetery Louisiana Gravestones online

Lebleu Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

New Bethany Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Catholic Cemetery Louisiana Gravestones online

Old Emanuel Baptist Church US Gen Web Archives online

Old Emanuel Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Orange Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Orange Grove Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Orange Grove Cemetery records, Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana FamilySearch Library

Orange Grove Cemetery records, Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana Genealogy Gophers online

Orange Grove cemetery records FamilySearch Library

Our Lady Queen Of Heaven Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Prien Memorial Park Cemetery Billion Graves online

Prien Memorial Park Cemetery Louisiana Gravestones online

Prien Memorial Park Cemetery Find a Grave online

PrienMemorial Park Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sacred Heart Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sacred Heart Cemetery and Mausoleum Billion Graves online

Sallier Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sallier Cemetery Billion Graves online

Sallier Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Sallier Cemetery Louisiana Gravestones online

Sallier Family Cemetery records, Lake Charles, Calcasieu,Parish, Louisiana FamilySearch Library

Tombstone records from Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana FamilySearch Library

Zion Tabernacle Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Lake Charles 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

Lake Charles Church Records

Record of Bel, Bilbo, Catholic, Common Street, Corporation, Hospital, Moss and Sallier Louisiana Genealogy Gophers online

Southwest Louisiana records, 1750-1900 FamilySearch Library

The church at Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1850s to 1910 FamilySearch Library

Lake Charles City Directories

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Lake Charles (Louisiana) city directories FamilySearch Library

Lake Charles City Directory 1915 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1917 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1921 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1936 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1941 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1942 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1943 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1945 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1946 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1947 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1952 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1953 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1956 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1958 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Lake Charles, LA 1911-1934 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Lake Charles, LA; 1936 - 1939, 1941 - 1943, 1945 - 1950, 1952 - 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1911 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1915 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1917 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1934 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1936 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1938 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1943 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1946 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lake Charles, Louisiana, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Worley's directory of Lake Charles, Louisiana - 1913 Genealogy Gophers online

Lake Charles Court Records

Lake Charles City Court Collection, 1931-1979 Archive Grid

Lake Charles Death Records

1819-1964 Louisiana Death Index (selections) Ancestry online

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

Obituaries - Calcasieu Parish Area - Prior to 1997 US Gen Web Archives online

Record of Bel, Bilbo, Catholic, Common Street, Corporation, Hospital, Moss and Sallier Louisiana Genealogy Gophers online

Southwest Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1840-1906 Ancestry online

Lake Charles Land Records

Index to conveyance records, 1903-1971 FamilySearch Library

Lake Charles Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 1903 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 1914 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 1919 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, April 1889 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, July 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, May 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, September 1898 Library of Congress online

Lake Charles Marriage Records

1718-1925 Louisiana Compiled Marriage Index (includes selections from Calcasieu 1910-1915) Ancestry online

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

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

Marriage record, 1910-1929 FamilySearch Library

Marriages, 1910-1917; marriage index, 1910-1971 FamilySearch Library

Record of Bel, Bilbo, Catholic, Common Street, Corporation, Hospital, Moss and Sallier Louisiana Genealogy Gophers online

Lake Charles Miscellaneous Records

Record of Bel, Bilbo, Catholic, Common Street, Corporation, Hospital, Moss and Sallier Louisiana FamilySearch Library

Lake Charles Newspapers and Obituaries

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American 1889-1896 Vernon Parish Library online

American Press 09/14/2002 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Beacon 1958-1962 Newspapers.com online

Lake Charles American-Press 1954-1967 Newspapers.com online

Lake Charles Americanᅠ(1889-1896) Newspaper Archive online

Lake Charles Commercial 1881-1897 Newspapers.com online

Lake Charles Commercialᅠ(1881-1897) Newspaper Archive online

Lake Charles Echo 02/15/1868 to 12/21/1894 Genealogy Bank online

Lake Charles Echo 1868-1894 Newspapers.com online

Lake Charles commercial (Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La.) (from July 9, 1881 to June 12, 1897) MyHeritage online

Lake Charles commercial 07/09/1881 to 06/12/1897 Genealogy Bank online

Lake Charles commercial. (Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La.) (from July 9, 1881 to June 12, 1897) Chronicling America online

Lake Charles echo (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) (from June 1, 1876 to Dec. 21, 1894) MyHeritage online

Obituaries - Calcasieu Parish Area - Prior to 1997 US Gen Web Archives online

Southwest Citizen 1951-1951 Newspapers.com online

Southwest News 1947-1950 Newspapers.com online

The Lake Charles Echoᅠ(1876-1894) Newspaper Archive online

The Lake Charles echo. (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) (from June 1, 1876 to Dec. 21, 1894) Chronicling America online

The Weekly Echoᅠ(1868-1876) Newspaper Archive online

The weekly echo. (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) (from Feb. 15, 1868 to May 25, 1876) Chronicling America online

Weekly Echo 1869-1871 Newspapers.com online

Weekly echo (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) (from Feb. 15, 1868 to May 25, 1876) MyHeritage online

West-Cal News 1968-1972 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Lake Charles

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.

American Press. (Lake Charles, La.) 1998-Current

American. (Lake Charles, La.) 1885-1898

Catholic Calendar. (Lake Charles, La.) 1897-1903

Contraband. (Lake Charles, La.) 1939-Current

Daily American. (Lake Charles, La.) 1897-1898

Lake Area Guide. (Lake Charles, La.) 1978-1980s

Lake Charles American-Press. (Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1910-1912

Lake Charles American-Press. (Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1912-1990s

Lake Charles American. (Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1904-1910

Lake Charles Daily American-Press. (Lake Charles, La.) 1910-1912

Lake Charles Daily American. (Lake Charles, La.) 1898-1910

Lake Charles Daily Press. (Lake Charles, La.) 1895-1910

Lake Charles Echo. (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898

Lake Charles News Leader. (Lake Charles, La.) 1966-1973

Lake Charles Press. (Lake Charles, La.) 1890s-1905

Lake Charles Weekly American. (Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1898-1904

Lake Charles Weekly Press. (Lake Charles, La.) 1905-1910

Southwest Citizen. (Lake Charles, La.) 1949-1951

Southwest News. (Lake Charles, La.) 1947-1950

Weekly Echo. (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876

Lake Charles Probate Records

1756-1984 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Lake Charles School Records

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Barbe High School - Les Memoires Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA), 1984 E Yearbook online

Barbe High School yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Barbe High School yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 Classmates online

Barbe High School yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Grand Lake High School yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Grand Lake High School yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1980 Classmates online

Grand Lake High School yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1980 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

LaGrange High School - Resume Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA), 1954, 1959, 1960, 1976 E Yearbook online

LaGrange High School yearbook, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

LaGrange High School yearbook, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

LaGrange High School yearbook, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000 Classmates online

Lake Charles High School - Catalog Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA), 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960 E Yearbook online

Lake Charles High School yearbook, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Lake Charles High School yearbook, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982 Classmates online

Lake Charles High School yearbooks, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Landry High School - Le Chat Grande Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA), 1968 E Yearbook online

Landry High School yearbook, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Landry Memorial High School yearbook, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1970 Classmates online

Landry Memorial High School yearbook, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1970 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Landry Memorial High School yearbooks, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Marion High School yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976 Classmates online

Marion High School yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Marion High School yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

McNeese State College yearbook, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

McNeese State University - Log Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA), 1969 E Yearbook online

McNeese State University yearbook, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sacred Heart High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1966, 1967 Classmates online

Sacred Heart High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1966, 1967 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sacred Heart High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1966, 1967 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Saint Louis High School - Spectre Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA), 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 E Yearbook online

Saint Louis High School yearbook, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sam Houston High School yearbook, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Sam Houston High School yearbook, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010 Classmates online

Sam Houston High School yearbook, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Charles Academy - Borromean Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA), 1952 E Yearbook online

St Charles Academy yearbooks, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Louis Catholic High School yearbook, 1978, 1980, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Louis High School yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Charles Academy yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 Classmates online

St. Charles Academy yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. Louis Catholic High School yearbook, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 2009 Classmates online

St. Louis Catholic High School yearbooks, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1995 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Louis Catholic High Schoolyearbook, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Washington High School yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 Classmates online

Washington High School yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Washington High School yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online



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