Do you know of Assumption ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Assumption. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Assumption.<1>

We found mention of Assumption as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Assumption Parish, Louisiana.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2>

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1813 and closed in 1879.

Communities Also Named Assumption ...

We found six communities that share the name Assumption.

Within Louisiana, the name Assumption is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Assumption.
- Illinois
  - Christian County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Assumption [Christian County].
- Minnesota
  - Carver County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Assumption [Carver County].
- Nebraska
  - Adams County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Assumption [Adams County].
- Ohio
  - Fulton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Assumption [Fulton County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Assumption.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Assumption ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Assumption:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Assumption was listed as Assumption Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Assumption was listed as Assumption Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Assumption was listed as Assumption Courthouse.

More Orphans in Assumption Parish ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Assumption Parish.

Avoca
	Mount Lawrence
Brule Labadie
Brule Labadieville	Pierre Pass

Cedar Grove	Saint Vincent

Half Way	Tallien

Laura	Winklertown

Footnotes ...

<1>	This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>	Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/