St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Saint Helena. The County has Greensburg as its seat and the County was created October 27, 1810. The County is located in the central east area of the state.

Parish Courthouse
St. Helena Parish Courthouse; Court Square Greensburg, LA 70441 Phone: 225.222.4521

Parish Clerk has records from 1804

The small white building in front of the St. Helena Parish Courthouse was used as a Federal Land Office. It was built in 1820..

Parent Parish
1810--St. Helena Parish was created 27 October 1810 from Spanish West Florida. Parish seat: Greensburg

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Amite County, Mississippi
 * East Baton Rouge
 * East Feliciana
 * Livingston
 * Tangipahoa

Bible Records

 * Index to St. Helena Parish Family Bibles (USGenWeb Archives)

Biographies

 * Index to St. Helena Parish Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Biographies of St. Helena Parish (Genealogy Trails)
 * Saint Helena Parish Index - Family Histories (USGenWeb Archives)

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on St. Helena Parish cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.
 * African American Cemeteries, listing by county

Census

 * St. Helena Parish Census Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Church

 * Index to St. Helena Parish Church Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Court

 * St. Helena Parish Court Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Land

 * Saint Helena Parish Index - Conveyance Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Local Histories

 * Index t St. Helena Parish History Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Maps

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)

Military

 * Index to St. Helena Parish Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Greater Greensburg Veterans War Memorial at St. Helena Parish Courthouse Historical Marker Database- lists names of veterans from World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images

World War I

 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Index to Army Enlistment Records, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)
 * Honor List of Dead and Missing Army & Army Air Forces Personnel, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).

Do a St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Obituaries

 * St. Helena Parish Obituaries and Death Notices (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to St. Helena Parish Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * Index to St. Helena Parish Estate Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1756-1984 - Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984 at Ancestry — index and images $

Schools

 * Index to St. Helena Parish School Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Vital Records

 * Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.
 * St. Helena Parish USGenWeb Archives - Marriage Record Index, Obituaries, Death Records. Be sure to look at the Photo collection because there are images of documents there.
 * Louisiana State Archives - Death records for the State of Louisiana that are over 50 years old are available (1911 +), also birth records for Orleans parish that are over 100 years old and marriage records for Orleans parish that are over 50 years old (1870 +) When doing a search be sure to use the advanced search option, you can search for a partial name, this help when there might be a variation of a name.

Marriage

 * 1816-1957 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Index to St. Helena Parish Marriage Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Death

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Index to St. Helena Parish Death Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Societies and Libraries

 * St. Helena Historical Society Rt. 1, Box 131 Amite, LA 70422-9415 Phone: 707-967-5502
 * Louisiana Historical Society Website
 * Louisiana Historical Association Website

Websites

 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * St. Helena Parish (LAGenWeb)
 * St. Helena Parish, Louisiana (USGenWeb Archives)
 * St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, Genealogy and History (Genealogy Trails)
 * St. Helena LA Genealogy (at LDS Genealogy}
 * St. Helena LA Genealogy (at LDS Genealogy}