St. Charles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to St. Charles 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 Charles. The County has Hahnville as its seat and the County was created 1807. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

Parish Courthouse
St. Charles Parish Courthouse PO Box 302; Hahnville, LA 70057-0302 Phone: 985.783.6632

Parish Clerk has marriage, probate, land and court records.

Parent Parish
1807--St. Charles Parish was created 31 March 1807 from German Coast County, Discontinued 31 Mar. 1807. Parish seat: Hahnville

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

 * Jefferson
 * Lafourche
 * St. John the Baptist

African American

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

Biographies

 * Index to St. Charles Parish Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)

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


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

Census

 * St. Charles Parish Census Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1860 - St. Charles Parish Louisiana 1860 Census (Genealogy Trails)
 * Louisiana Census Images (USGenWeb Census Images Project)

Church

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

Court

 * Index to St. Charles Parish Court Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Local Histories

 * Louisiana Museums
 * St. Charles Parish History Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Historical Sketch of St. Charles Parish (Genealogy Trails)

Maps

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

Military

 * St. Charles Parish Military Records (Genealogy Trails)
 * Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War
Online Records
 * 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

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List, listing by name/parish (USNPL)
 * Louisiana Newspaper listing (Newslink)
 * St. Charles Parish Newspaper Articles (USGenWeb Archives)
 * St. Charles Parish Newspaper Marriage Notices (Genealogy Trails)

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as St. Charles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).

Do a St. Charles 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. Charles Parish Obituaries (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to St. Charles 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 $

Vital Records

 * Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.
 * St. Charles Parish Vital Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Marriage

 * 1837-1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1850 Mortality Index, St. Charles Parish (Genealogy Trails)

Societies and Libraries

 * River Road Historical Society 13034 River Road Destrehan, LA 70047 Phone: 985-764-9345
 * German and Acadian Coast Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 3086 LaPlace, LA 70069-3086 Website
 * Louisiana Historical Society Website
 * Louisiana Historical Association Website

Websites

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