Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military 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

 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana, by city (Church Angel)
 * Plaquemines Parish Church Records (USGenWeb Archives)

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

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * USGW Digital Map Collection (USGenWeb Archives)

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1883 - Plaquemines Parish Pensioners on the Rolls as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images
 * - 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 — index and images

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 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 — index and images

Death

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1910-1915 - Plaquemines Parish Death Records (Genealogy Trails)

Societies and Libraries

 * Louisiana Historical Society Website
 * Louisiana Historical Association Website

Websites

 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * 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)