St. Martin Parish, LA

Headnote
SAINT MARTIN'S PARISH, situated toward the south part of Louisiana, with Chetimaches lake on the south. Area, 850 square miles. Face of the country, flat; soil, where arable, rich. Seat of Justice, St. Martinsville. Pop. in 1830, 7,204; in 1840, 8,674; in 1850, 11,765. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Louisiana

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

Gazetteer/Almanac
SAINT MARTIN'S PARISH, situated toward the south part of Louisiana, with Chetimaches lake on the south. Area, 850 square miles. Face of the country, flat; soil, where arable, rich. Seat of Justice, St. Martinsville. Pop. in 1830, 7,204; in 1840, 8,674; in 1850, 11,765.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 320.
Name Type
Cecilia, LA City or Town
New Iberia, LA City or Town
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