Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Plaquemines Parish

Parish Courthouse
Plaquemines Parish Courthouse Highway 39; Pointe a la Hache, LA 70082-9999 Phone: 504.333.4343 Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1809, divorce, probate court and land records from 1800.

Parent Parish

 * 1807--Plaquemines Parish was created 31 March 1807 from Orleans Parish. Parish seat: Pointe a la Hache

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Plaquemines Parish boundary changes.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Jefferson
 * Orleans
 * St. Bernard

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

 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Plaquemines Parish.


 * April 16-28, 1862 = Forts Jackson and St. Philip


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana.

Louisiana Military History Online

Newspapers

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

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~  information on.

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

Societies and Libraries

 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)