Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Tangipahoa Parish

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

Parish Courthouse
Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse 110 N Bay Street; Amite, LA 70422-0215 Phone: 985.748.8015 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1869.

Parent Parish

 * 1869--Tangipahoa Parish was created 6 March 1869 from Livingston, St. Tammany, St. Helena, and Washington Parishes. Parish seat: Amite

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
 * Livingston
 * Pike County, Mississippi
 * St. Helena
 * St. John the Baptist
 * St. Tammany
 * Washington

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
 * St. Dominic's Catholic Church Cemetery BillionGraves. On Hwy 445, rural Tangipahoa Parish.

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)
 * Family Maps of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Websites

 * Tangipahoa 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
 * Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)