Livingston Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Parish Courthouse
Livingston Parish Courthouse 20180 Iowa Street PO Box 427 Livingston, LA 70754 Phone: 225.686.2266 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court, and land records from 1875.

Parent Parish

 * 1832--Livingston Parish was created 10 February 1832 from Baton Rouge, (Old) and Ascension Parishes. Parish seat: Livingston

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
1875 On October 15, the parish courthouse at Port Vincent burned, apparently destroying the official records.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties



 * Ascension
 * East Baton Rouge
 * St. Helena
 * St. John the Baptist
 * Tangipahoa

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project ~  USGenWeb Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Tracking the Homestead Records of a Group of African Americans in Livingston Parish, Louisiana

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
 * - Siege Train Battalion, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate), Company D
 * - Pointe Coupee Artillery, Louisiana (Confederate), Company B

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
Edward Livingston Historical Association PO Box 67 Livingston, LA 70754-0067

French Settlement Historical Society General Delivery French Settlement, LA 70733-9999

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Denham Springs Louisiana Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Livingston 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
 * Louisiana Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project *
 * Livingston Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)