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ghost towns Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by Alle ...

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. Also includes old sawmill towns. * Albany, Caddo Parish *

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Vernon Parish Vernon Parish (French: ''Paroisse de Vernon'') is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,334. The parish seat is Leesville. Bordered on the west by the Sabine River, the parish was founde ...

: Sawmill town (Longleaf area) on LA 465 east of La 117. *

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Pointe Coupee Parish 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 ...

* Alsatia,

East Carroll Parish East Carroll Parish (french: Paroisse de Carroll Est) is a parish located in the Mississippi Delta in northeastern Louisiana. As of 2020, its population was 7,459. The parish seat is Lake Providence. An area of cotton plantations in the antebell ...

: Located on

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, Pointe Coupee Parish * Ansley,

Jackson Parish Jackson Parish (French: ''Paroisse de Jackson'') is a parish in the northern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,031. The parish seat is Jonesboro. The parish was formed in 1845 from parts of Clai ...

* Ashmore,

Rapides Parish Rapides Parish () (french: Paroisse des Rapides) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 131,613. The parish seat is Alexandria, which developed along the Red River of the South. ''Rapides ...

: Sawmill town west of Glenmora on Ashmore road. * Atchafalaya, St. Martin Parish * Atherton, East Carroll Parish: Located on US 65 north of

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* Barham, Vernon Parish: Sawmill town, south of Hornbeck on Highway 171. The town was founded when the sawmill of W. R. Pickering began operation. * Bayou Chene, St. Martin Parish *

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DeSoto Parish DeSoto Parish (French language, French: ''Paroisse DeSoto'') is a List of parishes in Louisiana, parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1843. At the 2010 United States Census, 2010 U.S. census, the population was ...

: On the KCS line (and hwy 171) south of Mansfield and north of Converse. * Blanche, Rapides Parish: Sawmill town *

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Beauregard Parish Beauregard Parish (french: Paroisse de Beauregard) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,654. The parish seat is DeRidder. The parish was formed on January 1, 1913. Beauregard Parish ...

: South of Deridder * Burrwood,

Plaquemines Parish Plaquemines Parish (; French: ''Paroisse de Plaquemine'', Louisiana French: ''Paroisse des Plaquemines'', es, Parroquia de Caquis) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 23,515 at the 2020 census, the parish ...

* Carson, Beauregard Parish: Sawmill town founded in 1901 by Central Coal and Coke Company of Kansas City. Located south of DeRidder on LA 27. * Chasmore, Vernon Parish: Sawmill town located east of Rosepine off Churchman road. * Cheniere Caminada,

Jefferson Parish Jefferson may refer to: Names * Jefferson (surname) * Jefferson (given name) People * Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States * Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...

: Destroyed during the 1893 Cheniere Caminada hurricane. * Cheneyville, Rapides Parish: Southeast of

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

* Christie, Sabine Pariah: South of Florien on the KCS line and Christie and Eastern Railroad spur to Peason. * Cooper, Vernon Parish: Between Leesville and Pickering at Hwy 171 and Cooper Church Road. * East Krotz Springs, Pointe Coupee Parish * Elliot City, Pointe Coupee Parish * False River, Pointe Coupee Parish * Fazendeville, St. Bernard Parish *

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, Sabine Parish: Sawmill town north of Florien.

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bought the mill in 1966 and sold many of the buildings to residents. In 1976 the village started the ''Fisher Sawmill Days''. * Forbin, Caddo Parish: South of

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* Frenier,

St. John the Baptist Parish St. John the Baptist Parish (SJBP, french: Paroisse de Saint-Jean-Baptiste) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, the population was 42,477. The parish seat is Edgard, an unincorporated area, and the largest c ...

* Frierson, DeSoto Parish * Gandy, Sabine Parish: South of Florien on Highway 171. * Good Hope,

St. Charles Parish St. Charles Parish (french: Paroisse de Saint-Charles) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, its population was 52,549. The parish seat is Hahnville and the most populous community is Luling. The parish was ...

* Grimes, East Carroll Parish: Located on US 65 south of

. * Hawthorn, Vernon Parish: North of Leesville off

U.S. Route 171 U.S. Highway 171 (US 171) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System and the only route within that system currently located entirely within the state of Louisiana. It spans in a north–south direction from the junction of U.S. ...

, on Hawthorn road on KCS line. * Holdup, Rapides Parish: Sawmill town between Forest Hill and Lecompte * Hollingworth, DeSoto Parish: North of

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) * Hollybrook, East Carroll Parish: Located on US 65, south of Lake Providence * Houston or (Houston River),

Calcasieu Parish Calcasieu Parish (; french: Paroisse de Calcasieu) is a List of parishes in Louisiana, parish located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 216,785. The p ...

: On the KCS line between Dequincy and Lake Charles on

Louisiana Highway 27 Louisiana Highway 27 (LA 27) is a state highway located in southwestern Louisiana. It runs in a general north–south direction from LA 14 in Holmwood to the junction of U.S. Highways 171 and 190 in DeRidder. The route travels in a ...

as shown on the 1906 KCS map. * Hutton, Vernon Parish: Sawmill town between Alco and Seiper on La 465. * Kingston, DeSoto Parish * Kurthwood, Vernon Parish: Sawmill town, north of Leesville, just off LA 117 on La 465, east of historic Alco * La Balize, Plaquemines Parish * Lecompte, Rapides Parish: Sawmill town and location of the Pegram Plantation House * Laurel Valley Village,

Lafourche Parish Lafourche Parish (french: Paroisse de la Fourche) is a parish located in the south of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Thibodaux. The parish was formed in 1807. It was originally the northern part of Lafourche Interior Parish, whi ...

* Lockport Junction, Calcasieu Parish: On the KCS line between Lake Charles and DeQuincy on hwy 27. * Longleaf or (Long Leaf), Rapides Parish: Sawmill town that includes the "Southern Forest Heritage Museum". Located on LA 497, that parallels U.S. 165 between Glenmora and Forest Hill. * Longville, Beauregard Parish: Sawmill town * Loring, Sabine Parish: Located on the KCS line between

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and Many on Hwy 171. * McNary, Rapides Parish: Sawmill town on LA 497. Borders the city limits of Glenmora. * Meridian,

Evangeline Parish Evangeline Parish (french: Paroisse d'Évangéline) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,984. The parish seat is Ville Platte. History The parish was created out of lands formerly be ...

: Sawmill town * Morrisonville, Iberville Parish * Morrows, Rapides Parish: Southeast of

) * Neame, Vernon Parish (previously known as Keith): Sawmill town that resulted from the building of a sawmill by the Central Coal & Coke Company of

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. Located north of Rosepine the mill property was situated on both sides of current US 171. An abandoned cemetery with 24 identifiable graves, among forest trees on a tract of land on the west side of the highway below the W.D. Chip Mill, and a decayed cemetery and sawmill pond on the east side of the highway, is all that remains of the town. * Omega, Madison Parish: Located off US 65, northeast of Talla Bena, on Omega road. * Palmers Mill, Sabine Parish: Located between

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and

. * Pawnee,

Allen Parish Allen Parish (french: Paroisse d'Allen) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,764. The parish seat is Oberlin and the largest city is Oakdale. Allen Parish is in southwestern Louisia ...

: Sawmill town 5.5 miles NNE of Oakdale on

U.S. Route 165 U.S. Route 165 is a north–south United States highway spur of U.S. Highway 65. It currently runs for 412 miles (663 km) from U.S. Route 90 in Iowa, Louisiana north to U.S. Highway 70 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The route passes t ...

. * Peason, Sabine Parish: Sawmill town located on LA 118 north of Peason Ridge Wildlife Management Area. * Pickering, Vernon Parish: On the KCS line, south of Leesville at the intersection of Louisiana hwy 10. Founded and named after W.R. Pickering * Pitkin, Vernon Parish * Red River Landing, Pointe Coupee Parish * Roosevelt, East Carroll Parish: On US 65 south of Transylvania * Ruddock, St. John the Baptist * Seiper, Rapides Parish: Sawmill town located on LA 465 * Sherburne, Pointe Coupee Parish * Sondheimer, East Carroll Parish * Talla Bena, East Carroll Parish: Southeast of Sondheimer on US 65 and on the

Delta Southern Railroad Delta Southern Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Tallulah, Louisiana. DSRR operates two disconnected lines, both of which interchange with Union Pacific: *A 14-mile line from Monroe, Louisiana, to Sterlingt ...

. * Taft, St. Charles Parish * Torras, Pointe Coupee Parish * Turner, Calcasieu Parish: On the KCS line between DeQuincy and Lake Charles on LA 27. *

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Natchitoches Parish Natchitoches Parish (french: Paroisse des Natchitoches or ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,566. The parish seat is Natchitoches. The parish was formed in 1805. The Natchito ...

* Ward, Allen Parish: Sawmill town. * Waterloo, Pointe Coupee Parish

General references

"Composite map of all railroads in the Long Leaf area from 1905 to present" and historic sawmill towns

Red River and Gulf Railroad

* The Red River and Gulf Railroad later the

Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad ...

(MP) then

Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...

(UP) ran from Longleaf (Long Leaf) Junction to Forest Hill, Holdup, Togo, and then LeCompte on the

Texas & Pacific Railroad The Texas and Pacific Railway Company (known as the T&P) was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California. History Under the influence of ...

(later MP then UP). Southeast the line ran from Longleaf: Louisiana Junction, Audebert, Cocodrie, Causey, and ending at the Rock Island in Mederain. To the northeast from Longleaf: The RR&G went to Big Cut, Melder, Bliss, Elmelhine, Lewiston, Walding, Stille, Hood, Comrade, Mathis, Hutton, Alco, Dusenbury, and ending in Kurthwood.Red River and Gulf Railroad
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Notes and references

{{Lists of ghost towns by U.S. state

Ghost towns Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by Alle ...