St. James Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    St. James Parish

Parish Courthouse
St. James Parish Courthouse River Rd, PO Box 106 Convent, LA 70723 Phone: 225.562.7497

Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1846, divorce, probate and court records from 1809.

Parent Parish
1807--St. James Parish was created 31 March 1807 as an original parish. Parish seat: Convent

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of St. James Parish boundary changes.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Ascension
 * Assumption
 * Lafourche
 * St. John the Baptist

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project ~  USGenWeb Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Cemeteries

 * LA Tombstone Transcription Project ~  partial records and photos  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Interment.net ~ LA cemetery records by county
 * African American Cemeteries ~  listing by county
 * FindaGrave.com ~  cemetery records with search by cemetery, by surname

Census

 * Louisiana Census Images  ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project

Church

 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana ~  by city  ~  Church Angel

Local Histories
Louisiana Museums

Maps

 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List ~  listing by name/parish  ~  USNPL
 * Louisiana Newspaper ~ listing  ~  Newslink

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~  information on.

Vital Records
Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.

Societies and Libraries

 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * St. James Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. James Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)