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Sabine Parish, Louisiana

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
9historic places
—earliest paper
1843formed
22,155pop. 2020
39cemeteries
1CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 9 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Many, Florien, Fisher.

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 Sabine titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

5 of 9 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

9 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Fisher Historic DistrictFisherDistrict1979
Fort Jesup NHLManySite1966
Hodges GardensFlorienDistrict2015
Kansas City Southern Depot, ZwolleZwolleBuilding1989
Kansas City Southern Railway DepotManyBuilding2000
McNeely HotelManyBuilding1996
Miller, J. M., and Brother StoreFlorienBuilding1997
Sabine High SchoolManyBuilding2020
Stoker HouseManyBuilding1976

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Sabine was formed in 1843 (1843-03-07) from Natchitoches.

SABINE created from NATCHITOCHES.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Sabine Parish population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).

25k15k4,5151850188019201940196020002020
18501860188019001920194019501960198020002020
4,5155,8287,34415,42120,71323,58620,88018,56425,28023,45922,155

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

39 cemeteries and 5 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 39 of 39 listed
NameLatLon
Anderson Cemetery31.50748-93.60765
Antioch Cemetery31.43616-93.53219
Beckham Cemetery31.31239-93.42186
Bossler Cemetery31.82489-93.7624
Brown Cemetery31.71294-93.73062
Carroll Cemetery31.48601-93.57489
Cassel Cemetery31.72406-93.74907
Clearwater Cemetery31.37189-93.54805
Clyde Cemetery31.64319-93.67246
Fenders Cemetery31.55198-93.50776
Fort Jesup Cemetery31.61173-93.39929
Gandy Cemetery31.47795-93.70184
Hope Castle Cemetery31.57521-93.41386
Jerusalem Cemetery31.57832-93.4454
Lewing Cemetery31.48183-93.4451
Linn Cemetery31.71426-93.62068
McComic Cemetery31.53857-93.4902
McMillion Cemetery31.32335-93.55301
Miller Cemetery31.39784-93.63777
Moss Cemetery31.53475-93.25228
Muse Cemetery31.52684-93.43211
Noble Cemetery31.68869-93.69401
Old Saint Joseph Cemetery31.61775-93.64117
Parrott Cemetery31.68318-93.62969
Pauls Cemetery31.75147-93.77514
Pilgrim Rest Cemetery31.51198-93.57354
Pleasant Hill Cemetery31.81766-93.51962
Randolph Cemetery31.50989-93.51711
Redland Cemetery31.45248-93.57153
Roberts Cemetery31.49585-93.62272
Saint Johns Cemetery31.56895-93.47904
Saint Lukes Cemetery31.35602-93.4808
Sardis Cemetery31.74593-93.63257
Self Cemetery31.40076-93.41048
Shiloh Cemetery31.73292-93.67307
Sibley Cemetery31.42399-93.3831
Toro Cemetery31.40628-93.39378
Victoria Cemetery31.33557-93.54168
Wofed Cemetery31.68476-93.50875
Historical populated places — 5 of 5
NameLatLon
Carmenia31.25463-93.55795
Columbus31.35463-93.65323
Hamlin31.72517-93.58601
Recknor31.49796-93.62379
Rock31.19463-93.57656

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
Pleasant Hill1,92032.8 kmLA019

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

Historical markers

HMdb link

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