Vernon Parish,  Louisiana  Genealogy Links

• Vernon Parish History

• Vernon Historical & Genealogical Society

• Vernon Parish Courthouse Information

• Vernon Parish Links

• Vernon Parish Mailing List

• Return to Vernon Parish Home Page

Brief History of Vernon Parish

Vernon Parish was created in April 1871 from Natchitoches, Rapides & Sabine Parishes, and Leesville was designated the parish seat. Some of the first Vernon Parish officials were:
Parish Judge: N. H. Bray
Recorder: J. C. Munday
Clerk of Court: Isaac O. Winfree
Sheriff: John I. Kirk
Tax Collector: J. W. Moore

Vernon Genealogical & Historical Society

The society publishes the Vernon Genealogist three times a year and the journal is free to all members. Queries in the journal are posted free for members.The membership dues are presently $15.00 per year per person, or $16.00 per family, due in January. Members joining later in the year will recieve back issues of the journal for that year. For membership information contact:

Vernon Historical & Genealogical Society Library
P.O. Box 159
Anacoco, LA 71403-0159

Vernon Parish Courthouse Information

You may contact the Vernon Parish Courthouse at:

201 S. Third ST.
Leesville, LA 71446
PHONE: 318-238-1384

Vernon Parish Mailing List

There is now a mailing list available for Vernon Parish genealogy research. After turning of any signatures you may have, click on one of the links below to send email to subscribe. Put nothing in the subject line, and nothing else except the word subscribe in the message area. You may subscribe in mail mode - in which you get all messages as a separate email message, or digest mode - in which you get a message that includes several messages. Hopefully we can make this mailing list a helpful resource for Vernon Parish genealogy!

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Vernon Parish Links

These are links to external sites with Vernon Parish information you may find of interest:



• West Louisiana Museum Site

• The Leesville Daily Leader

• Louisiana Vital Records Information

• LA Korean War Casualties by Parish