Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Terrebonne Parish

Guide to Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parish Courthouse
Terrebonne Parish Courthouse 301 Goode Street; Houma, LA 70360-4513 Phone: 985.868.5660 Parish Clerk has marriage, land and probate records.

Parent Parish

 * 1822--Terrebonne Parish was created 22 March 1822 from Lafourche Parish. Parish seat: Houma

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Louisiana Parish boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Louisiana Parish Boundary Maps" (1805-1990) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Louisiana Parishes see: Louisiana Parishes with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Assumption
 * Lafourche
 * St. Mary

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

Catholic
St. Francois de Sales Catholic Church, Houma

Baptism


 * 1848-1862 - St. Francois de Sales Catholic Church, Houma, Baptism Index 1848-1862. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1862-1875 - St. Francois de Sales Catholic Church, Houma, Baptism Index 1862-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage


 * 1848-1859 - St. Francois de Sales Catholic Church, Houma, Marriage Index 1848-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1859-1873 - St. Francois de Sales Catholic Church, Houma, Marriage Index 1848-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1885 - St. Francois de Sales Catholic Church, Houma, Marriage Index 1876-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Montegut


 * 1864-1871 - Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Montegut, Marriage Index 1864-1871. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Local Histories
Louisiana Museums

Maps

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War

 * - Fenner's Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery

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
See also a List of Louisiana Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Thibodaux Louisiana Family History Center

Websites

 * Terrebonne Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * Louisiana Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)