St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to St. John the Baptist 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 John the Baptist Catholic Church in Edgard, built 1772. The County has Edgard as its seat and the County was created 1807. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

Parish Courthouse
St. John the Baptist Parish Courthouse 2393 Hwy 18; La Place, LA 70049 Phone: 985.497.3331 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records.

Parent Parish
1807--St. John the Baptist Parish was created 31 March 1807 from German Coast County, Discontinued 31 Mar. 1807. Parish seat: La Place

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

 * Ascension
 * Lafourche
 * Livingston
 * St. Charles
 * St. James
 * Tangipahoa

African American

 * [ Louisiana African American Griots Project] ~  USGenWeb Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Afro-Louisiana History & Genealogy

Biographies

 * Index to St. John the Baptist Parish Biographies (LAGenWeb Project)
 * Index to St. John the Baptist Parish Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on St. John the Baptist Parish cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.


 * African American Cemeteries ~ listing by county

Census

 * Census Records for St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana (USGenWeb Archives)
 * U.S. Census Records, St. John the Baptist Parish (LAGenWeb Project)
 * Louisiana Census Images  ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project

Church

 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana ~  by city  ~  Church Angel
 * Church of St. John the Baptist Parish (Genealogy Trails)

Land

 * Index to Plantations of St. John the Baptist Parish (LAGenWeb Project)

Local Histories

 * Louisiana Museums
 * St. John the Baptist Parish History Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Records of Masons of St. John the Baptist Parish (USGenWeb Archives)

Maps

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

Military

 * Louisiana Military History Online
 * 1883 - List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883, St. John the Baptist Parish (Genealogy Trails)

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
 * Honor List of Dead and Missing Army & Army Air Forces Personnel, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
 * Louisiana Newspaper List ~  listing by name/parish  ~  USNPL
 * Louisiana Newspaper ~ listing  ~  Newslink
 * News Items from St. John the Baptist Parish (Genealogy Trails)
 * J WorldCat (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]).
 * Do a St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Obituaries

 * Index to St. John the Baptist Parish Obituary Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Online Obituary Links, St. John the Baptist Parish (LAGenWeb Project)

Probate
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

Death

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

Societies and Libraries
The German-Acadian Coast Historical & Genealogical Society PO BOx 517 Destrehan, Louisiana 70047 Website

GERMAN-ACADIAN COAST HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. PO Box 3086 LaPlace, Louisiana 70069-3086 Website

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Websites

 * St. John the Baptist Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * St. John the Baptist Parish, LAGenWeb Project
 * St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, USGenWeb Archives
 * St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * German-Acadian Coast Historical and Genealogical Society
 * St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, Genealogy and History (Genealogy Trails)
 * St. John the Baptist Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * St. John the Baptist Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)