St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to St. Tammany 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 Indian Chief Tamanend. The County has Covington as its seat and the County was created October 27, 1810. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

Parish Courthouse
St. Tammany Parish Courthouse 701 N. Columbia Street PO Box 1090 Covington, LA 70434 Phone: 985.646.4077 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1812, land records from 1810, tax records from 1880 and military discharge records.

Parent Parish
1810--St. Tammany Parish was created 27 October 1810 from Spanish West Florida (Old). Parish seat: Covington

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

 * Hancock County, Mississippi
 * Orleans
 * Pearl River County, Mississippi
 * Tangipahoa
 * Washington

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
 * African American Cemeteries, listing by county

Biographies

 * St. Tammany Parish Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to St. Tammany Parish Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)

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


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

Census

 * Tammany Parish Census Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Louisiana Census Images (USGenWeb Census Images Project)

Church

 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana, by city (Church Angel)

Court

 * Tammany Parish Court Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Local Histories

 * Louisiana Museums

Maps

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

Military

 * Louisiana Military History Online

War of 1812

 * 1883 - St. Tammany Parish List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * Some Military Land Grants In St. Tammany Parish Louisiana For Soldiers Of The War Of 1812 (USGenWeb Archives)

Civil War

 * 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

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * St. Tammany Parish World War 2 Honor List of Casualties (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List, listing by name/parish (USNPL)
 * Louisiana Newspaper listing (Newslink)

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
 * WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
 * Do a St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish Obituaries and Death Notices (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to St. Tammany Parish Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records

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

Taxation

 * 1864 - St. Tammany Parish 1864 Civil War Tax List (LAGenWeb)
 * St. Tammany Parish Tax Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Vital Records

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

Birth

 * 1889 - St. Tammany Parish Birth Index 1889. Batch at FamilySearch
 * Birth Announcements, Tammany Parish (Genealogy Trails)

Marriage

 * 1811-1820 - St. Tammany Marriage Records (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1811-1912 - St. Tammany Parish Marriage Index 1811-1912. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * St. Tammany Parish Marriage Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Death

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Voter Records

 * 1867-1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries

 * St. Tammany Genealogical Society 310 West 21st Avenue Covington, LA 70433-3154 Website
 * St. Tammany Historical Society PO Box 1001 Mandeville, LA 70470-1001
 * Louisiana Historical Society Website
 * Louisiana Historical Association Website

Websites

 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * St. Tammany Parish (LAGenWeb)
 * St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana (USGenWeb Archives)
 * St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, Genealogy and History (Genealogy Trails)
 * St. Tammany Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * St. Tammany Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)