LA: Family Maps of Vernon Parish, Louisiana

Family Maps of Vernon Parish, Louisiana, by Gregory A. Boyd, J.D., 452 pages, with 146 total maps; Paperback, 8.5x11 inches, Publ. 2010, ISBN: 9781420314090. Locating original landowners on maps has never been an easy task-until now. This volume in the Family Maps series contains newly created maps of original landowners (patent maps) in what is now Vernon Parish, Louisiana, gleaned from the indexes of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. But it offers much more than that. For each township in the county, there are two additional maps accompanying the patent map: a road map and a map showing waterways, railroads, and both modern and many historical city centers and cemeteries.Included are indexes to help you locate what you are looking for, whether you know a person's name, a last name, a place name, or a cemetery. The combination of maps and indexes is designed to aid researchers of American history or genealogy to explore frontier neighborhoods, examine family migrations, locate hard-