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Welcome toWinn Parish Louisiana |
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Many towns were listed in the first census of 1860 and included: Pine Ridge, St. Maurice, Montgomery, Wheeling, Winnfield, Kyiche, Goodwater, and Winnfield, which was the smallest settlement of any of them! According to an article that Gregg Davis wrote (can be found in the Winn Paish online archives) it has been said that "Winn Parish was poor from birth." and others have added "It hasn't gotten any better!" Descriptions of Winnfield found in the diary of a passing Confederate soldier state that "it had only about five buildings, ugly ones at that"... and the soldier was even critical of the parish jail! It was only after the timber industry came at the turn of the century at Winn Parish began to prosper.
But the condition of the parish or the towns relinquished by Natchitoches and Catahoula did nothing to stop the colorful characters that made this "poor" area their homes, maybe because of the isolated conditions. As early as 1528, Cabeza de Vaca, the Spanish explorer stopped at Lewisville (now Gansville), to 1690 when De Tonit was trading in the same place with Indians who had established a village and trading post there, throughout the late 1800's when all the outlaws such as Laws Kimbrell and the West gang made the area their homes, to the boom towns of the early timber industy to the CCC camps and the maneuvers of WWII, and even today with the fact we have had no less than three Louisiana governors from the area, people just kept coming.
Colorful characters, colorful towns, and even rumors of gold and silver mines! We even have our own Revoluntionary Soldier buried here. Whatever the reason, Winn Parish's history is as colorful as any place in Louisiana!
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Winn Parish Message Board on Rootsweb, please post new queries on the Message Board. Winn Parish Mailing List on Rootsweb Look-up Volunteers are needed ! |
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Archives for Winn Parish Archives Search Engine!
Tombstone Transcription & Gravestone Photo Project
Winn Parish Clerk of Court
119 West Main Street, Room 103, Winnfield, LA 71483
(318) 628-3515
Winnfield Family History Center
Located in the Winnfield Ward,
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
By appointment only, 8991 Hwy 501 Winnfield, LA 71483, 318-628-6945
Louisiana Political Museum
499 E Main Street, Winnfield, La. 71483
(318) 628-5928
WPGHA Book Room
Second Floor above the Health Unit by appointment only.
List of books.
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Genealogy.com Forum Search Tool
Civil War in Louisiana by La Dept of Tourism
Social Security Death Index Search Tool
Bureau of Land Management - for the Eastern States
Winn Genealogical & Historical Association Facebook Page
Winn Parish Political Graveyard
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At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. The Louisiana GenWeb Project is an extension of the KY GenWeb Project. The first Winn Parish site came online on November 14, 1997! To learn more please visit the USGenWeb.
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Last Updated: 05/28/2018