False River (french: Fausse Rivière) was an unincorporated community located in southern
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Pointe Coupee Parish ( or ; french: Paroisse de la Pointe-Coupée) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,802; in 2020, its population was 20,758. The parish seat is New Roads.
Pointe ...
, United States. It was situated near present-day
New Roads
New Roads (historically french: Poste-de-Pointe-Coupée) is a city in and the parish seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The center of population of Louisiana was located in New Roads in 2000. The population was 4,831 at the ...
and the current lake of
False River.
History
In February 1858 a post office was established in the small community known as False River; however, it was short-lived. Less than three years later, the post office was closed. During the
Civil War
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
, the area was used as an encampment for Union troops. In 1887, the post office was re-opened as "St. Mary's, Louisiana." Public debate over the town's name caused the name to be changed to New Roads in 1888. The town was incorporated in 1894 as New Roads. The spelling of the town's name was sometimes written as "New Rhodes" in early maps and publications.
[http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-1119103-164312/unrestricted/Smith_dis.pdf p. 82.]
References
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Baton Rouge metropolitan area
Ghost towns in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana