Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the Vermilion River and Bay. The County has Abbeville as its seat and the County was created 1844. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

Parish Courthouse
Vermilion Parish Courthouse 100 N State Street PO Box 790 Abbeville, LA 70510 Phone: 337.898.1992 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1885.

Parent Parish

 * 1844--Vermilion Parish was created 25 March 1844 from Lafayette Parish. Parish seat: Abbeville

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
About 1885 Courthouse suffered a total record loss.

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

 * Acadia
 * Cameron
 * Iberia
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Lafayette

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Bible Records

 * Vermilion Parish Bible Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Biographies

 * Index to Vermilion Parish Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Biography of Joseph Willis (LAGenWeb)
 * Vermilion Parish Biographies (Genealogy Trails)

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


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.

Census

 * Index to Vermilion 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)
 * Vermilion Parish Church Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * FamilySearch Places

Court

 * Vermilion Parish Court Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Local Histories

 * Louisiana Museums
 * Vermilion Parish History (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Vermilion Parish Miscellaneous Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this parish - How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * USGW Digital Map Collection (USGenWeb Archives)

Military

 * Louisiana Military History Online
 * Vermilion Parish Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)

War of 1812

 * List of Soldiers from Vermilion Parish (LAGenWeb)

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

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, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List, listing by name/parish (USNPL)
 * Louisiana Newspaper listing (Newslink)
 * Vermilion Parish News Extracts (Genealogy Trails)
 * Vermilion Parish News Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Obituaries

 * Index to Vermilion Parish Obituary Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Vermilion Parish Obituaries (Genealogy Trails)

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.

Births

 * 1850 Vermilion Parish Births (Genealogy Trails)

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * Index to Vermilion Parish Marriage Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Death

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1870 Mortality Index - Persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1870, in the Vermillion Parish, State of Louisiana. (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1911 Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, Death Certificates For the Year of 1911 (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Index to Vermilion Parish Deaths (Genealogy Trails)

Societies and Libraries

 * Vermillion Genealogical Society PO Box 117 Abbeville, LA 70511-0117
 * Vermilion Historical Society PO Box 935 Abbeville, LA 70511-0877 Phone:337-898-4114 Email: [mailto:info@vermilionhistorical.com info@vermilionhistorical.com] Website Facebook
 * 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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Baton Rouge Louisiana Family History Center
 * Denham Springs Louisiana Family History Center
 * Gonzales Louisiana Family History Center
 * Lafayette Louisiana Family History Center
 * Thibodaux Louisiana Family History Center


 * Calcasieu Parish Public library - an affiliate library
 * East Baton Rouge Parish Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Iberia Parish Library - an affiliate library
 * Livingston Parish Library - an affiliate library
 * Terrebonne Parish Library - an affiliate library

Websites

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