St. James Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States Louisiana  St. James Parish

Guide to St. James Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parish Courthouse
St. James Parish Courthouse River Rd, PO Box 106 Convent, LA 70723 Phone: 225.562.7497

Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1846, divorce, probate and court records from 1809.

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

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of St. James Parish boundary changes.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Ascension
 * Assumption
 * Lafourche
 * St. John the Baptist

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

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War

 * - 5th Field Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Pelican Light Artillery)(Confederate),

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