Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Jefferson Parish

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
See an interactive map of Jefferson Parish boundary changes.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Lafourche
 * Orleans
 * Plaquemines
 * St. Charles

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

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Newspapers

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


 * Jefferson Parish Obituaries

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
 * New Orleans Louisiana Family History Center

Websites

 * 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)