Assumption Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Assumption Parish

Guide to Assumption Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parish Courthouse
Assumption Parish Courthouse 105 Dr Martin Luther King Drive PO Box 249 Napoleonville, LA 70390 Phone: 985.369.6653 Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1800, probate records from 1841, land records from 1788, divorce and court records from 1868Allen Parish Courthouse PO Box G Oberlin, LA 70655-2007 Phone: 337.639.2803  Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1913.

Parent Parish

 * 1807--Assumption Parish was created 31 March 1807 from Lafourche Parish. Parish seat: Napoleonville

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Assumption Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Ascension
 * Iberia
 * Iberville
 * Lafourche
 * St. James
 * St. Martin
 * St. Mary
 * 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

Military
Louisiana Military History Online


 * - 2nd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate), Company H

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

Web Sites

 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * Louisiana Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project *
 * Assumption Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)