Gretna Genealogy (in Jefferson Parish, LA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Gretna are also found through the Jefferson Parish and Louisiana pages.


Gretna Cemetery Records

Christian Social Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hook and Ladder Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Hook and Ladder Cemetery Find a Grave online

McDonoghville Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

McDonoghville Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Zion Cemetery Find a Grave online

New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Union Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Marys Cemetery Find a Grave online

Westlawn Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Westlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum Find a Grave online

Gretna Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Gretna, Louisiana LDS Genealogy online

Gretna City Directories

Gardner's New Orleans directory for 1861 : including Jefferson City, Gretna, Carrollton, Algiers, and McDonogh : with a new map of the city, a street and levee guide, business directory, an appendix of much useful information, and a planters directory containing the names of the cotton and sugar planters of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas : a summary of the commercial history of New Orleans, continued LDS Genealogy online

Gardner's New Orleans directory for 1861 : including Jefferson City, Gretna, Carrollton, Algiers, and McDonogh : with a new map of the city, a street and levee guide, business directory, an appendix of much useful information, and a planters directory containing the names of the cotton and sugar planters of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas : a summary of the commercial history of New Orleans, continued Internet Archive online

Gretna City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Gretna City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Gretna City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Gretna, LA 1849-1856 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Gretna, LA 1861, 1866-1869 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Gretna Newspapers and Obituaries

Jefferson Democrat 1928-1977 Newspapers.com online

Jefferson News 1932-1963 Newspapers.com online

West Bank Advocate 11/26/2015 to Current Genealogy Bank online

West Bank Guide 1968-1977 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Gretna

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Gretna Courier. (Gretna, La.) 1879-1896

Jefferson Business Jefferson Parish Times the Jefferson Democrat. (Gretna, La.) 1982-1986

Jefferson Democrat. (Gretna, La.) 1896-1981

Jefferson Parish Times & Democrat Kenner City News. (Gretna, La.) 1986-Current

Jefferson Parish Times the Jefferson Democrat. (Gretna, La.) 1981-1982

Jefferson Sentinel. (Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 1875-1879

Kenner Guide. (Gretna, La.) 1981-1982

Metairie Guide. (Gretna, La.) 1981-1986

West Bank Guide. (Gretna, La.) 1962-1989

Gretna School Records

Archbishop Blenk High School - Dove Yearbook (Gretna, LA), 1974 E Yearbook online

Archbishop Blenk High School yearbook, 1968, 1970, 1974 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Archbishop Blenk High School yearbook, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1988 Classmates online

Archbishop Blenk High School yearbooks, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

George Cox Elementary School - Classbook Yearbook (Gretna, LA), 1978 E Yearbook online

George Cox Elementary School yearbook, 1978 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Gretna High School yearbook, 1951 Classmates online

Gretna High School yearbook, 1951 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Gretna High School yearbook, 1951 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online


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