St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    St. Mary Parish

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)