Headnote
TERRE BONNE PARISH, situated in the south part of Louisiana, on the gulf of Mexico. Area, 1,850 square miles. Face of the country, level; soil, good, where arable. Seat of justice, Houma. Pop. in 1830, 2,121; in 1840, 4,410; in 1850, 7,724. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Louisiana

Terre Bonne Parish, Louisiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
TERRE BONNE PARISH, situated in the south part of Louisiana, on the gulf of Mexico. Area, 1,850 square miles. Face of the country, level; soil, good, where arable. Seat of justice, Houma. Pop. in 1830, 2,121; in 1840, 4,410; in 1850, 7,724.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 353.
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