Orleans Parish, Louisiana Records
Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Map It) was created on March 31, 1807 as one of the original 19 parishes. (originally created on April 10, 1805 as Orleans County, Louisana Territory as one of the original 12 counties, coterminous with the City of New Orleans). The parish was named for the Duke of Orléans, the regent of France ..
Orleans Parish is bordered by St. Tammany Parish (north), St. Bernard (southeast), Plaquemines Parish (southeast), and Jefferson Parish (southwest).
Orleans Parish Cities and Towns include New Orleans.
A Map of Orleans Parish, Louisiana contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Orleans Parish, Louisiana Courthouse Records
Orleans Parish, LA Courthouse
The Orleans Parish Courthouse is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Learn More About State of Louisiana Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Orleans parish. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- Orleans Parish Clerk of Court has Marriage Records from 1718, Land Records from 1832, Probate Records from 1805 and Court Records from 1805. The Parish Clerk of Court performs the functions of more than one office. As the Recorder, the office of the Clerk of Court receives, files, records and indexes all mortgages, conveyances and all other instruments recorded in the Public Records for the Parish. The Clerk’s Office receives and files all pleadings, such as petitions, answers, motions and other filings in Civil and Probate matters, as well as indictments, bills of information and other filings in Criminal matters. Another function of the Clerk’s Office is the issuance of Marriage Licenses and recording their returns after the marriages are performed.
Orleans Parish, Louisiana Census Records
- Learn More: State of Louisiana Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, Census Substitutes Index, 1791-1890
- State Population Schedules: 1699 Through 1732
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Orleans Parish, Louisiana Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Louisiana Vital Records
- Birth Records: from July 1914 to present
- Marriage Records: from 1914 to present
- Death Records: Certified copies available from the Clerk of the Court
- Divorce Records: Certified copies are available from the Clerk of the Court
- Locations: Louisiana Office of Vital Statistics, Louisiana State Archives
- Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth or Death Certificate Applications.
Orleans Parish, Louisiana Resources
- Genealogical Research Society Of New Orleans
- Genealogy West
- Multicutural Genealogical Society, 4310 St. Anthony Ave., New Orleans 70122-3104
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana Message Boards
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Boards
Orleans Parish, Louisiana External Links
- Louisiana Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana Books - Amazon
- New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriage Records Index, 1831-1920
- Orleans Parish Birth Records Index
- New Orleans, Louisiana, Death Records Index, 1804-1949
- New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899
- New Orleans Deaths, 1840-1970
- Orleans Parish Marriage Records Index
- Louisiana, Orleans Court Records, 1822-1880
- Louisiana, Orleans Parish Estate Files, 1804-1846
- Louisiana, Orleans Parish Second District Judicial Court Case Files, 1846-1880
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana - FindaGrave
- Louisiana Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Historical sketch book & guide to New Orleans
- The Creoles of Louisiana
- Geschichte der Deutschen Gesellschaft von New Orleans (in German)
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Louisiana (1805 - 1985)
- Orleans Parish LAGenweb
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana Ancestry Database Collections
- Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945
- The New Orleans French, 1720-1733
- New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945
- New Orleans, Louisiana, Slave Manifests, 1807-1860
- City Directories - New Orleans
- New Orleans, Louisiana Directories, 1890-1891
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana Military Records
