St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Louisiana Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for Bernardo de Galvez. The County has Chalmette as its seat and the County was created March 31, 1807. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

Parish Courthouse
St. Bernard Parish Courthouse 8201 W Judge Perez Drive Chalmette, LA 70043 Phone: 504.278.1500 Clerk Court has marriage, probate, court and land records.

Parent Parish
1807--St. Bernard Parish was created 31 March 1807 as an original parish. Parish seat: Chalmette

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

 * Orleans
 * Plaquemines

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
 * St. Bernard Parish - Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules and Surname Matches for African Americans on 1870 Census (LAGenWeb)
 * African American Cemeteries, listing by county

Biographies

 * Index to Biographies of St. Bernard Parish (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Biographies of St. Bernard Parish (Genealogy Trails)

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


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

Census

 * St. Bernard Parish Census Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Louisiana Census Images (USGenWeb Census Images Project)

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana, by city (Church Angel)
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic Groups

 * Canary Island Families that Settled at Terre-Aux-Boeuf, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, 1779 (Genealogy Trails)

Local Histories

 * Louisiana Museums
 * St. Bernard Memoir (USGenWeb Archives)

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * USGW Digital Map Collection (USGenWeb Archives)

Military

 * St. Bernard Parish Military Records (LAGenWeb)
 * Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in St. Bernard Parish:


 * April 25–May 1, 1862 - New Orleans


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana.

World War I

 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * Honor List of Dead and Missing Army & Army Air Forces Personnel, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List, listing by name/parish (USNPL)
 * Louisiana Newspaper listing (Newslink)

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

WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).

Do a St. Bernard 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. Bernard Parish Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes and 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. Bernard Parish Vital Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 - at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Societies and Libraries

 * Gulf Coast Genealogical Society 107 Rickford Drive Sidell, LA 70458-1328 Phone: 504-554-1716 Website
 * Louisiana Historical Society 428 Hector Ave Metairie, La. 70005-4412 Website
 * Louisiana Historical Association 101 LSU Student Union LSU Box 25435 Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Facebook Website

Websites

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