Natchitoches
Parish
Information
Natchitoches Parish was created by the act of April 10, 1805 that divided
the Orleans Territory into 12 parishes, including Orleans, Iberville,
Rapides and Natchitoches.
The parish is one of the largest in land area in the state and was named
for an Indian tribe
The parish seat is Natchitoches, which is also the biggest city
The City of Natchitoches was established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St.
Denis, making it the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
territory.
Cities and towns
Ashland
Campti
Clarence
Goldonna
Marthaville
Melrose
Natchez
Natchitoches
Powhatan
Provencal
Robeline
Other places in Natchitoches
Parish not listed by the US Census Bureau
- Ajax
- Allen
- Bellwood
- Bermuda
- Bethel
- Boline
- Cane River
- Cloutierville
- Cypress
- Derry
- Flora
- Fort Jessup
- Gorum
- Hagewood
- Harmony
- Irma
- Kisatchie
- Little Egypt
- Marthaville
- Melrose
- Montrose
- Mora
- Northwestern
- NSU
- Shamrock
- Spanish Lake
- Vowells Mill
Parish Courthouse
P.O. Box 799
Natchitoches, LA 71458-0799
Phone: (318) 352-2714
Adjacent
parishes
Bienville
Parish (north)
Winn
Parish (northeast)
Grant
Parish (east)
Rapides
Parish (southeast)
Vernon
Parish (south)
Sabine
Parish (southwest)
De
Soto Parish & Red
River Parish
(northwest)
