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Guide to '''Vermilion Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.<br>

=== Parish Information ===

==== Description ==== 

The County was named for the Vermilion River and Bay. The County has Abbeville as its seat and the County was created 1844. The County is located in the south central area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Vermilion Parish, Louisiana" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermilion_Parish,_Louisiana."</ref>

 

==== Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Record Dates  ====

| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. Page 289-293 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 267-268.</ref></center>

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== Parish Courthouse  ==

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[http://www.vermilionparishclerkofcourt.com/ Vermilion Parish Courthouse]<br>100 N State Street<br> PO Box 790<br>Abbeville, LA 70510<br>Phone: 337.898.1992<br><br>Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1885.<ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed., Vermillion Parish, Louisiana p 293 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

 

 

 

*'''1844--'''Vermilion Parish was created 25 March 1844 from [[Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Genealogy|Lafayette]] Parish. '''Parish seat:''' Abbeville <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

 

==== Boundary Changes ====

 

For animated maps illustrating Louisiana Parish boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/louisiana/ "Rotating Formation Louisiana Parish Boundary Maps"] (1805-1990) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

 

 

About '''1885'''  Courthouse suffered a total record loss.<br>

== Places / Localities  ==

==== Populated Places ====

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://louisiana.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,113,c,vermilion.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Vermilion Parish, Louisiana," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermilion_Parish,_Louisiana, accessed 8 January 2020.</ref>  

==== Neighboring Parishes or Counties  ====

*[[Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Genealogy|Lafayette]]

== Resources  ==

==== Cemeteries  ====

 

*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]  

 

 

*[http://usgwtombstones.org/louisiana/vermillion.htm Tombstone Project]

 

 

*[https://billiongraves.com/search# Billion Graves]

 

*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Louisiana/Vermilion-Parish?id=county_1165 Findagrave.com]

 

*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves]

 

The following web sites may have additional information on Vermilion Parish cemeteries.

|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermilion_Parish,_Louisiana#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]  

|1850 |3409

|1860 |4324

|1870 |4528

|1910 |26390  

|1920 |26482  

|1930 |33684  

|1940 |37750  

|1970 |43071

|1980 |48458

|1990 |50055

==== Church ====

*[http://www.churchangel.com/louisiana.htm Directory of Churches in Louisiana], by city (Church Angel)

'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''

==== Court ====

==== Land  ====

{{LA Land}}  

==== Local Histories ====

==== Maps ====

{{LA Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{LA Vermilion Parish}}}}  

*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=396510&reqParentsLabel=Vermilion%2C%20Louisiana%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this parish - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]

==== Military ====

=====Civil War=====

'''Online Records'''

*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932372|Louisiana Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — [[Louisiana Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932399|Louisiana Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — [[Louisiana Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

*'''1898-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1838535|Louisiana Confederate Pensions, 1898-1950}} at FamilySearch — [[Louisiana Confederate Pensions - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

=====World War I=====

 

*'''1917-1920''' {{RecordSearch|2489920|Louisiana World War I Service Records, 1917-1920}} at FamilySearch — [[Louisiana, World War I Service Records, 1917-1920 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

=====World War II=====

 

==== Newspapers ====

{{LA Newspaper abstracts|Vermilion}}

 

==== Probate  ====

{{LA Probate Intro}}  

[[Louisiana Probate Records|Louisiana Probate Records]]

''Online Probate Indexes and Records''

*'''1756 – 1984''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9067 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] — index and images $

==== Taxation  ====

{{LA Tax Intro}}  

==== Vital Records ====

{{LA Vital Intro}}  

=====Marriage=====

*'''1837–1957''' -  {{RecordSearch|1807364|Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957}} at FamilySearch — [[Louisiana, Parish Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

=====Death=====

*'''1850-1875, 1894-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1609793|Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960}} at FamilySearch — [[Louisiana Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

== Societies and Libraries  ==

*'''Vermillion Genealogical Society'''<br>PO Box 117<br> Abbeville, LA 70511-0117

*'''Vermilion Historical Society'''<br>PO Box 935<br>Abbeville, LA 70511-0877<br>Phone:337-898-4114 <br>Email: [mailto:info@vermilionhistorical.com info@vermilionhistorical.com]<br>[http://www.vermilionhistorical.com/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/vermilionparishhistorical/ Facebook]<br>

:*[[Baton Rouge Louisiana FamilySearch Center]]

:*[[Denham Springs Louisiana FamilySearch Center]]

:*[[Gonzales Louisiana FamilySearch Center]]

:*[[Lafayette Louisiana FamilySearch Center]]

:*[[Thibodaux Louisiana FamilySearch Center]]

== Websites  ==

*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/121573484596801/ Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook]  

*[http://www.lagenweb.org/vermilion/index.html Vermilion Parish] (LAGenWeb)  

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