Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Records

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana (Map It) was created on March 25, 1844 from LaFayette Parish. The parish was named for both the Vermilion River and Vermilion Bay..

Vermilion Parish is bordered by Acadia Parish (north), Lafayette Parish (northeast), Iberia Parish (east), Cameron Parish (west), Jefferson Davis Parish (northwest).

Vermilion Parish Cities and Towns include Abbeville, Delcambre, Erath, Gueydan, Kaplan, Maurice.

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

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Courthouse Records

The Vermilion Parish Courthouse is located in Abbeville, Louisiana. The Courthouse suffered a total records Loss in around 1885. 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 Vermilion 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.

• Vermilion Parish Clerk of Court has Marriage Records from 1885, Land Records from 1885, Probate Records from 1885 and Court Records from 1885. 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.

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Census Records

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

Vermilion 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.

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Resources

• Vermillion Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 117, Abbeville 70511-0117
• Vermilion Historical Society
• Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Message Boards
• Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Boards

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana External Links

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