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Guide to St. Tammany Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Louisiana | |||||||||
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| Founded | October 27, 1810 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Covington | ||||||||
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Parish Courthouse
St. Tammany Parish Courthouse
510 E Boston Street PO Box 1090;
Covington, LA 70434-1090
Phone: 985.646.4077
Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1812,
land records from 1810, tax records from 1880 and military discharge records.[1]
History
Parent Parish
1810--St. Tammany Parish was created 27 October 1810 from Spanish West Florida (Old).
Parish seat: Covington [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of St. Tammany Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Parishes or Counties
Resources
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
Individual Cemeteries
BillionGraves:
Census
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 13,335 | ||
| 1910 | 18,917 | 41.9% | |
| 1920 | 20,645 | 9.1% | |
| 1930 | 20,929 | 1.4% | |
| 1940 | 23,624 | 12.9% | |
| 1950 | 26,988 | 14.2% | |
| 1960 | 38,643 | 43.2% | |
| 1970 | 68,585 | 77.5% | |
| 1980 | 110,869 | 61.7% | |
| 1990 | 144,508 | 30.3% | |
| 2000 | 191,268 | 32.4% | |
| Est. 2006 | 230,605 | [2] | 20.6% |
| St. Tammany Parish Census Data[3] | |||
- Louisiana Census Images ~ USGenWeb Census Images Project
Church
- Louisiana Historical Church Information
- Directory of Churches in Louisiana ~ by city ~ Church Angel
Court
Land
Local Histories
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
Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~ information on.
Taxation
Vital Records
Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Websites
- LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
- USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
- Family History Library Catalog
- St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., St Tammany Parish, Louisiana p 292 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "St. Tammany Parish Quickfacts". http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22103.html. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Louisiana Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
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