APPENDICES

Counties and Civil Parishes of South Louisiana, 1805-1861

1805

Counties created for the United States Territory of Orleans in present-day South Louisiana (significantly Acadian ones in bold type):  
    Acadia County
    Attakapas County
    German Coast County
    Iberville County
    Lafourche County
    Opelousas County
    Orleans County
    Pointe Coupee County

1807

Civil parishes created for the United States Territory of Orleans in present-day South Louisiana (significantly Acadian parishes in bold):
    Ascension Parish
    Assumption Parish
    Avoyelles Parish
    Baton Rouge Parish
    Iberville Parish
    Interior Parish
    Orleans Parish
    Plaquemines Parish
    Pointe Coupee Parish
    St. Bernard Parish
    St. Charles Parish
    St. James Parish
    St. John the Baptist Parish
    St. Landry Parish
    St. Martin Parish

1810

East Baton Rouge Parish established from West Florida region, which had been seized from Spain by the United States earlier in the year

1811

St. Mary Parish created from part of St. Martin Parish

1812 ... statehood

Baton Parish Parish renamed West Baton Rouge Parish
Interior Parish renamed Lafourche Interior Parish

1822

Terrebonne Parish created from part of Lafourche Interior Parish

1823

Lafayette Parish created from part of St. Martin Parish

1825

Jefferson Parish created from part of Orleans Parish
Iberville Parish gained territory from West Baton Rouge Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish and Pointe Coupee Parish exchanged territory

1832

Livingston Parish created from part of St. Helena Parish

1838

Ascension and Assumption parishes gained territory from St. James Parish

1840

Calcasieu Parish created from part of St. Landry Parish

1844

Vermilion Parish created from part of Lafayette Parish

1845

Louisiana counties, created in 1805, abolished

1853

Lafourche Interior Parish renamed Lafourche Parish

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