Bienville Parish Louisiana Genealogy Trails

Bienville Parish, Louisiana

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Bienville Parish History

In 1848 the lower part of Claiborne became Bienville Parish. Bienville parish is named for "Father of Louisiana", Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Bienville founder of New Orleans and the first French Governor of Louisiana. The first parish seat was Sparta. In 1890 an election was held to move the parish seat to Arcadia, and Arcadia was selected over Bienville, and Gibsland by 65 votes.
The highest point in Louisiana, Mt. Driskill, 535 feet in elevation, is located in Bienville Parish.

The notorious bandits Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were killed when captured in Bienville Parish in 1934.

Photo by Billy Hathorn CC BY SA 3.0

Bienville Parish Courthouse in Arcadia in 2013

Cities and Towns
Arcadia * Bear Creek * Bienville * Bryceland * Danville * Friendship * Liberty Hill * Lucky * Castor * Roy * Gibsland * Mount Lebanon * Sailes * Jamestown * Lawhon * Ringgold * Woodardville * Chestnut * Creston * Saline * Taylor * Liberty Hill

Bienville Parish Data

Biographies	Birth Records
Cemeteries	Census Records
Church Records	Parish Records
Death Records	Family Records
History Topics	Marriage Records
Military Records	Miscellaneous Data
Newpaper Gleanings	Obituaries and Death Notices
School Records	Slavery Records
Wills/ Probate Records
WEBSITE UPDATES Jan 2025: Birth News: STALL, SMITH, POPE, ALLUMS, GRAHAM, DAVIS; Marriage News: STEVENS, WIMBERLY, INABETT, QUIN; Death News: BROWN, STALL; News: Newspapers "The Rural Times, Bienville Messenger, HEAD, SCANDLAND; Ads: PAXTON, Calamity News: HOUSTON, WALKER, Sick List News: HUGGINS, LESHE, GRAVES; Oct 2024: Community News: Gibsland 1890 population; Sick List News: LOWRY Jun 2024: Biographies: RATCLIFF, MORGAN, LUCKY, HARTMAN; Calamity News: Gibsland Restuaurants burned; Community News: BODDIE City Marshall; Visiting News: Gibsland Locals: MCBRIDE, GALLION, COOK, PHILLIPS, BROWN, JONES, LINDSAY, CLEVE, BAKER, AVINGER, LAFITTE, MCCAIN, ROGERS, HORTMAN, COLON, BRODNAX, PATTERSON, BRIDGES, LAZARUS, HENDERSON, SLATER, DAY, BOLIN, COLVINM, COLBERT, GOODWIN, KIDD Feb 2024: Death News: LAWLER Jan 2024: Death News: CORLEY; Sick List News: ROYAL; Visiting News: MASON, STRONG, HENDERSON, GAMBLE, PROTHRO, JOHNSON, COOKE, SCOGGINS, ROYAL, WOODARD, MASON, QUICK, HUNT, WALL, HENDERSON Dec 2023: Death News: EASTEP Nov 2023: Death News: CHANDLER Oct 2023: Death News: PEARCE Sept 2023: Birth News: VERNON; Military News: WILLIAMS, STEWART, LOE; Sick List News: STEWART, GOFF; Ads: TAYLOR, WILLIAMS, GOFF, BARNETT, REEVES, PIPES; Anniversary News: DAWKINS; Visiting News: COLE, CASKEY, WILLIAMS, STREETER, LANGFORD, MURPHY, HUCKABAY, BATES, STEWART, MARTIN, BOSINGER, SMITH, MURPHY, BOTT, TOMS, WILLIAMS SMELLY, CRAWFORD, EASLEY, BARRON, WOODS, MCCAIN, MARTIN, BOGAN, SHIVELY, BUTLER, SMITHERMAN; News: Newspapers of Bienville Parish; Community News: WOOLFORD, BOODY, ATKINS, OAKES, MILLER May 2023: Biographies: TOOKE; Marriage News: WHITE, SMITH, OWENS, STORY, ABBINGTON, KENNEDY, BUTLER, JOHNSTON, SCALES, FLEMING, THEUS, KENNEDY, PENNINGTON, ROBERTSON, GRISWOLD, COLBERT; Death News: REYNOLDS; Calamity News: 1919 Baptist Church fire; History: 1914 Historical Overview Jan 2023: Death News: JACKSON, McLENDON; Military: World War 2 Army Casualties, Korean War Casualties, Vietnam War Casualties Dec 2022: Marriage News for STEVENSON, ABBITT

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Surrounding Parishes and Counties

Claiborne Parish (north)

Jackson Parish (east)

Natchitoches Parish (south)

Bossier Parish (west)

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