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De
Soto Parish
Information
Formed
in 1843 from parts of Caddo Parish
and Natchitoches Parish and named
for Hernando de Soto, explorer The
parish seat is Mansfield was
incorporated in 1847. Desoto
parish was formed from parts of
Caddo and Natchitoches parishes. In
the l820's communities began to
develop. The first was Cow Pens
and the second was Screamerville.
In June 1843 the first police jury
meets at Screamerville, settled by
English speaking settlers and
located about two miles west of
present-day Grand Cane. The French
settlers who had been in the area
much longer wanted the parish seat
in Old Augusta, a steamboat
landing on Bayou Pierre.
In August of 1843 a courthouse of
log construction is built halfway
between the two communities Both
are now just a part of the
parish's history. Desoto
parish is often referred to as a
"Diamond in the
Forest."
Mansfield is the parish seat
Adjacent
parishes
Caddo
Parish
(north)
Red
River Parish
(east)
Natchitoches
Parish
(southeast)
Sabine
Parish
(south)
Shelby
County, Texas
(southwest)
Panola
County, Texas
(west)
Cities
and towns
Frierson
Gloster
Kickapoo
Pelican
Grand Cane
Keatchie
Logansport
Longstreet
Mansfield
South Mansfield
Stanley
Stonewall
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Welcome
to this De Soto Louisiana
Genealogy Trails Website.
This is a new site and we hope to
soon add data here that can help
Louisiana researchers trace their
family lines.
We need some help to do that
though - volunteers to host these
county websites. If you can make a
basic webpage, and you have a
desire to transcribe data for the
free use of all researchers, we
can use your talents!
Review our Volunteer
Information
and email
Kim.
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