St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    St. Martin Parish

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

Parish Courthouse
St. Martin Parish Courthouse County Courthouse PO Box 9 Saint Martinville, LA 70582 Phone: 337.332.4136

Parish Clerk has marriage, probate court and land records.

Parent Parish

 * 1811--St. Martin Parish was created 17 April 1811 from Attakapas, (Discontinued 1811), Parish. Parish seat: Saint Martinville

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.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties



 * Assumption
 * Iberia
 * Iberville
 * Lafayette
 * Pointe Coupee
 * St. Landry
 * 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

Local Histories
Louisiana Museums

Maps

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

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index


 * - King's Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate),
 * - Landry's Company, Louisiana Artillery (Donaldsonville Artillery) (Confederate) ,

Newspapers

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

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~  information on.

Online Probate Records
 * 1756 – 1984 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984 at Ancestry.com Ancestry.com — index and images $

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

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Websites

 * St. Martin 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
 * St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)