St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Parish Courthouse
St. Helena Parish Courthouse; Court Square; Greensburg, LA 70441 Phone: 225.222.4521

Parish Clerk has records from 1804

The small white building in front of the St. Helena Parish Courthouse was used as a Federal Land Office. It was built in 1820..

Parent Parish
1810--St. Helena Parish was created 27 October 1810 from Spanish West Florida. Parish seat: Greensburg

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



 * Amite County, Mississippi
 * East Baton Rouge
 * East Feliciana
 * Livingston
 * Tangipahoa

Bible Records

 * Index to St. Helena Parish Family Bibles (USGenWeb Archives)

Biographies

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

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


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.


 * African American Cemeteries ~ listing by county

Maps

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)

Military

 * Greater Greensburg Veterans War Memorial at St. Helena Parish Courthouse Historical Marker Database- lists names of veterans from World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

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

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

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Louisiana State Archives-Death records for the State of Louisiana that are over 50 years old are available (1911 +), also birth records for Orleans parish that are over 100 years old and marriage records for Orleans parish that are over 50 years old (1870 +) When doing a search be sure to use the advanced search option, you can search for a partial name, this help when there might be a variation of a name. (http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/640/Default.aspx)

Family Search-Louisiana Death Records,1850-1875,1894-1954 (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1609793)

St. Helena Parish usgenweb archives - Marriage Record Index, Obituaries, Death Records. Be sure to look at the Photo collection because there are images of documents there. (http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/sthelena.htm)

Societies and Libraries
St. Helena Historical Society Rt. 1, Box 131 Amite 70422-9415 Telephone: 707 967 5502

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

Web Sites

 * St. Helena Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)