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Supreme’s post office opened in 1948

Most of Supreme was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1892 on and the census since 1990.

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How Supreme began

When was Supreme founded?

1948

The Supreme post office opened in 1948, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Tallien (1889) and Tallieu (1927), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 1,020 in 19902020 census: 83978 years
Founding year: the first Supreme post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Supreme’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Supreme are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18925 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1980. Watch Supreme change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Supreme, and 4 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Supreme’s history is told.

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On the map

Supreme on the map, 1892 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Supreme. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Supreme on the 1892 USGS mapSupreme on the 1938 USGS mapSupreme on the 1955 USGS mapSupreme on the 1962 USGS mapSupreme on the 1980 USGS map1892Thibodaux sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Supreme.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Supreme had its own post office from 1948 to 1972. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Tallien
1889–1927
Tallieu
1927–1948
Supreme
1948–1972
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Supreme, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Supreme yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Supreme is a census-designated place (CDP) in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,052 at the 2010 census. In 2020, its population was 839.

Its first post office opened in 1948. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,052 to 839 (-20%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Supreme, 1889 to 1972

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1889Post officeThe Tallien post office opens
  3. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1927Post officeThe Tallien post office closes
  6. 1927Post officeThe Tallieu post office opens
  7. 1948Post officeThe Tallieu post office closes
  8. 1948Post officeThe Supreme post office opens
  9. 1972Post officeThe Supreme post office closes
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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Supreme, census by census

02004006008001,0001,20020002020Peak: 1,119

Between 839 and 1,119 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Supreme’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Supreme

Nobody well known was born in Supreme itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Francis T. NichollsConfederate Army general, lawyer, judge and Ame… · b. 1834
Dan BrouilletteUnited States 15th Secretary of Energy · b. 1947
Shawn LongAmerican basketball player · b. 1993
Papa CelestinAmerican jazz bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist … · b. 1884
Walter GuionAmerican politician · b. 1849
Charlie MelanconAmerican politician · b. 1947

Questions about Supreme’s history

What year was Supreme founded?

The Supreme post office opened in 1948, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.