Headnote

BOSSIER PARISH, situated near the northwest corner of Louisiana, between Red river and Lake Bisteneau, containing also Lake Bodeau. Area, 880 square miles. Seat of justice, Belleview. Pop., in 1850, 6,962. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Louisiana

Bossier Parish, Louisiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
BOSSIER PARISH, situated near the northwest corner of Louisiana, between Red river and Lake Bisteneau, containing also Lake Bodeau. Area, 880 square miles. Seat of justice, Belleview. Pop., in 1850, 6,962.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 47.
Name Type
Belleview, LA City or Town
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