St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    St. Helena Parish

Parish Courthouse
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

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;)

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 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

Vital Records
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 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)

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)

Web Sites

 * St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)