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Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
16historic places
—earliest paper
1807formed
23,515pop. 2020
22cemeteries
1CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 16 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 3 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Pilottown, Triumph, Pointe a la Hache.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Louisiana is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Plaquemines titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

4 of 16 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

16 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Fort De La Boulaye Site NHLPhoenixSite1966
Fort Jackson NHLTriumphBuilding1966
Fort St. Philip NHLTriumphStructure1966
Harlem Plantation HousePointe a la HacheBuilding1982
Lincoln, George, HouseNairnBuilding2016
Mary Plantation HouseBraithwaiteBuilding1983
Promised LandBraithwaiteBuilding1997
S.S. ALCOA PURITAN (shipwreck and remains)PilottownSite2018
S.S. GULFOIL (shipwreck and remains)PilottownSite2018
S.S. GULFPENN (shipwreck and remains)PilottownSite2018
S.S. ROBERT E.LEE and U-166 (shipwrecks and remains)PilotttownSite2018
S.S. VIRGINIA (shipwreck and remains)PilottownSite2018
St. Patrick's Catholic ChurchWest Pointe a'la HacheBuilding1999
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church and CemeteryPointe a la HacheDistrict2018
Steam Yacht ANONA (Shipwreck)PilottownSite2018
Woodland PlantationWest Pointe a la HacheBuilding1998

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Plaquemines was formed in 1807 (1807-04-14) from unknown / original county.

PLAQUEMINES Parish created within Orleans County. The creation of parishes did not abolish the 12 counties established on 10 Apr 1805. The counties existed for taxing and electoral purposes, while parishes took over jurisdiction of judicial matters.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Plaquemines Parish population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).

27k14k1,5491810184018801920196020002020
1810182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
1,5492,3545,0608,49411,57513,03910,19412,31814,23922,54526,04926,75723,515

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

22 cemeteries and 11 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 22 of 22 listed
NameLatLon
Ancal Cemetery29.53336-89.76166
Ballowe Cemetery29.57238-89.80563
Barthelemy Cemetery29.53627-89.76446
Belair Cemetery29.72521-89.98395
Bohemian Cemetery29.5416-89.74228
Boothville Venice Cemetery29.30167-89.37618
Cannon Cemetery29.42948-89.61585
Deer Range Cemetery29.5966-89.90701
Dobard Cemetery29.74879-90.02738
English Turn Cemetery29.87409-89.96729
Feets Cemetery29.53425-89.76026
Ironton Cemetery29.64707-89.96089
Johnson Fisher Cemetery29.47991-89.69408
Magnolia Cemetery29.54854-89.79145
Menge Cemetery29.53962-89.77118
Nairn Cemetery29.43662-89.61751
Nero Cemetery29.61104-89.87256
Point Celeste Cemetery29.5953-89.84496
Point Pleasant Cemetery29.40298-89.59239
Saint Patrick Cemetery29.46284-89.67901
Scarsdale Cemetery29.84235-89.97965
Woodland Cemetery29.58108-89.82951
Historical populated places — 11 of 11
NameLatLon
Balize29.12245-89.10727
Burrwood28.96829-89.37755
Daisy29.46327-89.64951
Filipino29.56105-89.81451
Fort Saint Phillip29.36244-89.46478
Grand Bayou Village29.56299-89.81646
Grand Prairie29.48522-89.68645
Little Rock29.88715-89.95618
Nicholls29.42383-89.59978
Point Pleasant29.41355-89.60006
Quarantine29.36605-89.5245

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Forts Jackson & St.Phillip2,75615.1 kmLA001

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

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