Tracadie is a member of the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission (APRSC).

[5] The parish was named in honour of Sir Thomas Saumarez, acting Governor of New Brunswick when it was erected.

[6] Six of the parishes erected simultaneously in Northumberland County in 1814[7] were named for prominent British military figures.

[11] In 1881, a large area along the northwestern boundary was included in the newly erected Saint-Isidore Parish.

[14][15][16] italics indicate a name no longer in official use Bodies of water[a] at least partly within the parish.