1860 Union Parish Louisiana Census

Specific Locations on the 1860 Union Parish Census

The 1860 census enumerator subdivided Union Parish only by the largest post offices, not according to the ward numbers as in all later censuses. To facilitate the tracing of families from the 1860 to later censuses, the tables below give both the post office listed by the 1860 enumerator and the corresponding ward number given in later censuses. For more information on the wards, see the Union Parish Ward Designations Page.

The 1860 census enumerator erred with the name of one post office. Records of the United States Postal Commission verify that there was no Union Parish post office in 1860 by the name of Spring Hill as given on this census. Located about seven miles south of Marion, the Spring Hill Post Office opened on 1 May 1852 and closed permanently on 8 May 1857. Confusion with the name Spring Hill arose when Rev. George Everett, who in 1849 founded the Springhill Baptist Church at present-day Oakland in central Union Parish about one mile due south of the Arkansas line, applied to open a post office near his church. It appears that he requested use of the name "Springhill" for his post office. Everett's application to serve as the postmaster was approved on 7 May 1852, less than one week after the approval of the Spring Hill Post Office located elsewhere. The government assigned Everett's post office the name of Union Cross Roads (the name changed to Oakland in 1874). For whatever reason, the 1860 census enumerator incorrectly listed the Union Cross Roads Post Office as Spring Hill.

Index to the 1860 Union Parish Louisiana Census

1860 Union Parish Louisiana Census Transcriptions
Post Office	Ward #	Transcriptions of Pages
Shiloh	4	1 – 30
Downsville	5	31 – 71
Farmerville	1	72 – 84
Cherry Ridge	3 & 6	85 – 92
Spring Hill	6	93 – 99
Cherry Ridge	3 & 6	100
Spearsville	3	101 – 113
Farmerville	1	114 – 129
Spearsville	3	130 – 139
Spring Hill	6	140
Marion	2	141 – 169

For suggestions on how to enlarge the images in the table below,
visit our Tips for Enlarging Census Images page.

1860 Union Parish Louisiana Census Images
Post Office	Ward #	Pages
Shiloh	4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
		13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
		25	26	27	28	29	30
Downsville	5	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
		43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54
		55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66
		67	68	69	70	71
Farmerville	1	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83
		84
Cherry Ridge	3 & 6	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92
Spring Hill	6	93	94	95	96	97	98	99
Cherry Ridge	3 & 6	100
Spearsville	3	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	111	112
		113
Farmerville	1	114	115	116	117	118	119	120	121	122	123	124	125
		126	127	128	129
Spearsville	3	130	131	132	133	134	135	136	137	138	139
Spring Hill	6	140
Marion	2	141	142	143	144	145	146	147	148	149	150	151	152
		153	154	155	156	157	158	159	160	161	162	163	164
		165	166	167	168	169

1850 – 1880 Federal Census Schedules

The United States Federal Censuses of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 were all divided into various parts, called schedules. The regular "census" is technically known as the Population Schedule. Another part was the Mortality Schedule, which gives information on all people who died in the year preceeding the census day, which in those years was June 1, 18x0 (where x=5,6,7,8). To view transcriptions of all residents of Union Parish whose deaths were reported to the 1860 census enumerator, click on the links below: 1860 Union Parish Louisiana Mortality Schedule

Alphabetized 1860 Union Parish Louisiana Mortality Schedule

Go back to the
Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives Main Page

This page was last updated on 6 March 2010.
The 1860 census transcriptions and index were donated to the Union Parish Archives in March 2000.
The 1860 images were donated in January 2000.

©LAGenWeb Archives Project