St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Parish Courthouse
St. Bernard Parish Courthouse 8201 W Judge Perez Drive Chalmette, LA 70043 Phone: 504.278.1500 Clerk Court has marriage, probate, court and land records.

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

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties



 * Orleans
 * Plaquemines

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project ~  USGenWeb Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
 * St. Bernard Parish - Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules and Surname Matches for African Americans on 1870 Census (LAGenWeb Project)

Biographies

 * Index to Biographies of St. Bernard Parish (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Biographies of St. Bernard Parish (Genealogy Trails)
 * Families of St. Bernard Parish (Genealogy Trails)

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


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.


 * African American Cemeteries ~ listing by county

Census

 * St. Bernard 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

Ethnic Groups

 * Canary Island Families that Settled at Terre-Aux-Boeuf, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, 1779 (Genealogy Trails)

Local Histories
Louisiana Museums

Maps

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

Military

 * Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in St. Bernard Parish:


 * April 25–May 1, 1862 - New Orleans


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana.

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List ~  listing by name/parish  ~  USNPL
 * Louisiana Newspaper ~ listing  ~  Newslink

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~  information on.

Online Probate Records
 * 1756 – 1984 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984 at Ancestry.com Ancestry.com — index and images $

Vital Records
Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
St. Bernard Genealogical Society PO Box 271 Chalmette 70044-0271

St. Bernard Genealogical Society 107 Rickford Drive Sidell, LA 700458-1328 Telephone: 504-554-1716 Website

See also a List of Louisiana Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Websites

 * St. Bernard Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)