Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Parish Courthouse
Jefferson Parish Courthouse 200 Derbigny Street Gretna, LA 70053 Phone: 504.364.2800 Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1863, divorce, probate, and court records from 1825 and land records from 1827.

Parent Parish

 * 1825--Jefferson Parish was created 11 February 1825 from Orleans Parish. Parish seat: Gretna

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



 * Lafourche
 * Orleans
 * Plaquemines
 * St. Charles

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project ~  USGenWeb Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

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


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.


 * African American Cemeteries ~ listing by county

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

 * 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

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

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


 * Jefferson Parish Obituaries

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
Jefferson Genealogical Society PO Box 961 Metairie 70004-0961

Jefferson Historical Society 4014 Connecticut Ave. Kenner LA 70065 E-mail:[mailto:president@jeffersonhistoricalsociety.com president@jeffersonhistoricalsociety.com] Website

Jefferson Parish Historical Commission PO Box 113014 Metairie, Louisiana 70011-3014

Gretna Historical Society 209 Lafayette Street, Gretna, LA 70053 Telephone: 504-362-3854

Jewish Genealogical Society Of New Orleans PO Box 7811 Metairie, Louisiana 70010-7811 Telephone: 504-836-2720 FAX: 504-836-2722 E-mail:[mailto:jkarno@karnovsky.com jkarno@karnovsky.com] Website

Westbank Genealogical Society 2751 Manhattan Blvd. Harvey, LA 70058-6144 Website

Westwego Historical Society and Museum 502 Second St. Westwego LA 70094 Telephone: 504-341-2544

Francaise Comite Louisiana 2717 Massachusetts Metairie, LA 70003-5213

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * New Orleans Louisiana Family History Center

Websites

 * Jefferson Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Jefferson Parish website
 * Jefferson Parish - USGenWeb
 * City of Gretna website
 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * Louisiana Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project *
 * Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)