Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to Plaquemines 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 Louisiana French word for persimmons. The County has Pointe à la Hache as its seat and the County was created 1807. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

Parish Courthouse
Plaquemines Parish Courthouse Highway 39; Pointe a la Hache, LA 70082-9999 Phone: 504.333.4343 Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1809, divorce, probate court and land records from 1800.

Parent Parish

 * 1807--Plaquemines Parish was created 31 March 1807 from Orleans Parish. Parish seat: Pointe a la Hache

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
2001 Courthouse destroyed by fire, with unknown 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

 * Jefferson
 * Orleans
 * St. Bernard

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
 * African American Cemeteries, listing by county

Biographies

 * Index to Plaquemines Parish Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)

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


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.
 * African American Cemeteries, listing by county

Census

 * Plaquemines 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)
 * Plaquemines Parish Church Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * FamilySearch Places

Court

 * Plaquemines Parish Court Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Local Histories

 * Louisiana Museums
 * Plaquemines Parish History Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * History taken from William Richard Stringfield's 1st Book Le Pays des Fluers Oranges (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

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1883 Plaquemines Parish Pensioners on the Rolls as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1898-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * - 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Confederate), Company A

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Plaquemines Parish:


 * April 16-28, 1862 = Forts Jackson and St. Philip


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana.

World War I

 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * Plaquemines Parish Honor List of Casualties, World War II (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List, listing by name/parish (USNPL)
 * Louisiana Newspaper listing (Newslink)

Obituaries

 * Plaquemines Parish Obituaries and Death Notices (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Plaquemines Parish Obituary Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records
 * Plaquemines Parish Wills and Probate Records (Genealogy Trails)

Vital Records

 * Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.
 * Plaquemines Parish Vital Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Birth

 * Plaquemines Parish Birth Records (incomplete). (Genealogy Trails)

Marriage

 * 1837-1957 -  at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1910-1915 Plaquemines Parish Death Records (Genealogy Trails)

Societies and Libraries

 * Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Genealogy & History Network Website
 * 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

 * New Orleans Louisiana Family History Center
 * Thibodaux Louisiana Family History Center


 * Terrebonne Parish Library - an affiliate library

Websites

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