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Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
24historic places
—earliest paper
1822formed
109,580pop. 2020
24cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 24 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Houma, Schriever, Thibodaux.

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 Terrebonne titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

15 of 24 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

24 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Ardoyne Plantation HouseHoumaBuilding1982
ArgyleHoumaBuilding1994
ArmitageSchrieverBuilding1984
Cook, Herman Albert, HouseHoumaBuilding1995
Daigleville SchoolHoumaBuilding2020
Ducros Plantation HouseThibodauxBuilding1985
Fifth District High SchoolHoumaBuilding2018
Gibson Methodist Episcopal ChurchGibsonBuilding1986
Houma Elementary SchoolHoumaBuilding2015
Houma Elks Lodge #1193HoumaBuilding2026
Houma Historic DistrictHoumaDistrict1983
Houma Historic District (Boundary Increase, Decrease, and Additional Documentation)HoumaDistrict2015
Houma Water TowerHoumaStructure2026
Lapeyrouse GroceryChauvinBuilding2020
MagnoliaSchrieverBuilding1983
Montegut SchoolMontegutBuilding1993
Orange Grove Plantation HouseHoumaBuilding1980
Polmer StoreSchrieverBuilding1996
Residence Plantation HouseHoumaBuilding2001
S.S. R.M. PARKER JR. (shipwreck and remains)CocodrieSite2018
Smith, Clifford Percival, HouseHoumaBuilding1989
Southdown PlantationHoumaBuilding1974
St. George Plantation HouseSchrieverBuilding1982
Wesley HouseHoumaBuilding1982

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Terrebonne was formed in 1822 (1822-03-22) from Lafourche Interior.

TERREBONNE created from LAFOURCHE INTERIOR (now LAFOURCHE).

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Terrebonne Parish population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).

112k57k2,12118301840188019201930196020002020
183018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
2,1214,41012,09117,95724,46426,97435,88043,32860,77194,393104,503109,580

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

24 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 24 of 24 listed
NameLatLon
Bisland Cemetery29.52199-90.57866
Butler Cemetery29.55455-90.62516
Carlof Cemetery29.4265-90.69928
Celestin Garden of Memory Cemetery29.47344-90.69926
Crozier Cemetery29.54379-90.7198
Dugas Cemetery29.45971-90.56197
First Baptist Magnolia Cemetery29.67178-90.81265
Garden of Memories Cemetery29.68548-90.78675
Halfway Cemetery29.68243-90.78536
Holy Family Cemetery Number 129.41843-90.69812
Isle de Jean Charles Cemetery (historical)29.40309-90.49083
Matherne Cemetery29.59895-90.622
Mulberry Cemetery29.56119-90.73624
Myrtle Grove Cemetery29.58429-90.6593
Picou Cemetery29.33629-90.6404
Prevost Cemetery29.43489-90.70341
Sacred Heart Cemetery29.48021-90.55408
Saint Ann Cemetery29.5549-90.6066
Saint Elie Cemetery29.52168-90.59933
Saint Francis de Sales Cemetery 229.62829-90.75645
Saint John Benevolent Union Cemetery29.54382-90.63508
Saint Joseph Cemetery29.4616-90.58953
Thibodaux Cemetery29.43102-90.5965
Woodlawn Cemetery29.54781-90.67589
Historical populated places — 1 of 1
NameLatLon
Myrtle Grove29.57938-90.66009

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

Historical markers

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