St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States Louisiana  St. Helena Parish 

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

Parish Courthouse
St. Helena Parish Courthouse; Court Square; Greensburg, LA 70441 Phone: 225.222.4521

Parish Clerk has records from 1804

The small white building in front of the St. Helena Parish Courthouse was used as a Federal Land Office. It was built in 1820..

Parent Parish
1810--St. Helena Parish was created 27 October 1810 from Spanish West Florida. Parish seat: Greensburg

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
For a list of record loss in Louisiana Parishes see: Louisiana Parishes with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Amite County, Mississippi
 * East Baton Rouge
 * East Feliciana
 * Livingston
 * Tangipahoa

Cemeteries
Black Creek A.M.E. Church, 217 Black Creek Church Lane in Greensburg (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=2214761&amp;CScn=black+creek&amp;CSst=20&amp;)

Clinton-Pipkin Cemetery (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=2167300&amp;CScnty=1154&amp;CSsr=21&amp;)

Darlington Church of God in Christ, 2295 Otis &amp; Willie Matthews Rd. Greensburg,LA 70441 (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=2398647)

Lazard Temple Church of God in Christ 15750 Louisiana 43,Greensburg,LA 70441 (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=2400178&amp;CScnty=1154&amp;CSsr=41&amp;)

Mount Everett A.M.E. Church 4289 Louisiana 37,Greensburg,LA 70441 (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=2219256&amp;CScnty=1154&amp;CSsr=61&amp;)

Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church Cemetery aka Crossroads, the church was organized in 1868 rebuilt in 1959 in Greensburg (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=1990795&amp;CScn=turner+chapel&amp;CScntry=4&amp;CSst=20&amp;)

Venable Chapel Cemetery, 185 Venable Chapel Rd.,Greensburg, LA 70441 (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=1987986&amp;CScn=venable&amp;CScntry=4&amp;CSst=20&amp;)

Maps

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)

Military
Inscription from War Memorial in front of St. Helena Parish Courthouse in Greensburg, LA: Dedicated To The Memory Of Those Who Died In The Defense Of Our Country And All Who Served In The Cause Of Freedom Greater Greensburg Veterans War Memorial Veterans WORLD WAR I Otto Birch,Offie Courtney,Willie Mackie,Ewell C. Murray,Joseph Angele,Willie M. Berry,Archie Richardson Guss Higginbotham,Herbert Strickland

WORLD WAR II Edgar W. Allen,Adrian P. Carruth,Richard E. Chapman,Norwood Durnin,Earl Easley,O.C. Felker     William A. LeBlanc,Sr.,Albert J. Pittman,William T. Phillips, Jr.,Delos H. Williams,Wilbur G. Miller Artames W. Turner,Charles M. Turner,Homer P. Garrison,Ellis Leonard,Milton Brecheen,Jessie William

KOREA

John W. Currie,Hoover L. Gordon,Herman Hagan,J.R. Moody

VIETNAM Emmett J. Bryant,Melvin G. Bryant,Gilton W. Johnson,Donald L. Martin,James East,Robert C. Strickland James Jennings, Jr.,Frank Bean,John Gerard,Roosevelt Brumfield

ARMY NAVY MARINE AIR FORCE ERECTED BY St. Helena Members Post 264

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

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Louisiana State Archives-Death records for the State of Louisiana that are over 50 years old are available (1911 +), also birth records for Orleans parish that are over 100 years old and marriage records for Orleans parish that are over 50 years old (1870 +) When doing a search be sure to use the advanced search option, you can search for a partial name, this help when there might be a variation of a name. (http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/640/Default.aspx)

Family Search-Louisiana Death Records,1850-1875,1894-1954 (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1609793)

St. Helena Parish usgenweb archives - Marriage Record Index, Obituaries, Death Records. Be sure to look at the Photo collection because there are images of documents there. (http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/sthelena.htm)

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

Web Sites

 * St. Helena Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)