St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    St. Mary Parish

Parish Courthouse
St. Mary Parish Courthouse 101 Wilson Street Franklin, LA 70538 Phone 337.828.4238 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1800.

Parent Parish
1811--St. Mary Parish was created 17 April 1811 from Attakapas, (Discontinued 1811), Parish. Parish seat: Franklin

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of St. Mary Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Assumption
 * Iberia
 * St. Martin
 * Terrebonne

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

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

 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in St. Mary Parish.


 * April 12-13, 1863 = Fort Bisland, also known as Bethel Place


 * April 14, 1863 = Irish Bend, also known as Nerson's Woods or Franklin


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana

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

 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)