St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Records

St. Martin Parish, Louisiana (Map It) was created on April 17, 1811 from Attakapas Parish as one of the original 19 parishes. The parish was named in honor of Saint Martin..

St. Martin Parish is bordered by St. Landry Parish (north), Pointe Coupee Parish (northeast), Iberville Parish (east), Assumption Parish (southeast), St. Mary Parish (southwest), Lafayette Parish (west), Iberia Parish (south).

St. Martin Parish Cities and Towns include Breaux Bridge, Cecilia, Henderson, Parks, St. Martinville.

A Map of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Courthouse Records

The St. Martin Parish Courthouse is located in Saint Martinville, 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 St. Martin 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.

• St. Martin Parish Clerk of Court has Marriage Records from 1756, Land Records from 1760, Probate Records from 1700s and Court Records from 1800s. 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.

St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Census Records

• Learn More: State of Louisiana Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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

St. Martin 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.

St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Resources

• Morgan City Archives, 220 Everett Street, Morgan City, LA 70380
• Attakapas Historical Association
• St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Message Boards
• St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Boards

St. Martin Parish, Louisiana External Links

• Louisiana Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Books - Amazon
• St. Martin Parish, Louisiana - FindaGrave
• Louisiana Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Louisiana (1805 - 1985)
• St. Martin Parish LAGenweb
• St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Ancestry Database Collections
• St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Military Records