St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Parish Courthouse
St. Mary Parish Courthouse 101 Wilson Street Franklin, LA 70538 Phone 337.828.4238 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1800.

Parent Parish
1811--St. Mary Parish was created 17 April 1811 from Attakapas, (Discontinued 1811), Parish. Parish seat: Franklin

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
 * St. Martin
 * Terrebonne

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
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images
 * - King's Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate),
 * - Landry's Company, Louisiana Artillery (Donaldsonville Artillery) (Confederate) ,
 * - 1st Field Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate),
 * - 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Harrison's)(Confederate), Company I
 * - 6th Field Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery (Grosse Tete Flying Artillery)(Confederate),

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in St. Mary Parish:


 * April 12-13, 1863 - Fort Bisland, also known as Bethel Place


 * April 14, 1863 = Irish Bend, also known as Nerson's Woods or Franklin


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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
St. Mary Genealogical & Historical Society PO Box 662 Morgan City 70381-0662

Attakapas Historical Association PO Box 43010 Usl Lafayette 70504-3010

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Websites

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