Headnote
SAINT MARY'S PARISH, situated on the south boundary of Louisiana, with the gulf of Mexico on the south, and Chetimachea lake on the northeast. Area, 870 square miles. Seat of justice, Franklin. Pop. in 1830, 6,442; in 1840 8,950; in 1850, 13,700. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Louisiana

Saint Mary's Parish, Louisiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SAINT MARY'S PARISH, situated on the south boundary of Louisiana, with the gulf of Mexico on the south, and Chetimachea lake on the northeast. Area, 870 square miles. Seat of justice, Franklin. Pop. in 1830, 6,442; in 1840 8,950; in 1850, 13,700.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 320.
Name Type
Brashear City, LA City or Town
Date Title
William Elisha Stoker to Elizabeth E. Stoker, October 2, 1863
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