Headnote
DE SOTO PARISH, situated on the westerly boundary of Louisiana, with Sabine river on the west. Area, -------- square miles. Seat of justice, Mansfield. Pop. in 1850, 8,019. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Louisiana

De Soto Parish, Louisiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
DE SOTO PARISH, situated on the westerly boundary of Louisiana, with Sabine river on the west. Area, ----- square miles. Seat of justice, Mansfield. Pop. in 1850, 8,019.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 105.
Name Type
Mansfield, LA City or Town
Pleasant Hill, LA City or Town
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