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List of ghost towns in Louisiana

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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Louisiana. It also includes old sawmill towns.

General references

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Red River and Gulf Railroad

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  • The Red River and Gulf Railroad, later the Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP), then Union Pacific Railroad (UP), ran from Longleaf (Long Leaf) Junction to Forest Hill, Holdup, Togo, and then LeCompte on the Texas & Pacific Railroad (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.[22]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Alco
  2. ^ Google maps: Ashmore
  3. ^ Barham- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  4. ^ Chasmore- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  5. ^ Google books: The Pelican Guide to Louisiana- (by Sternberg, Mary Ann pp. 48) Retrieved 2017-12-03
  6. ^ Fisher Sawmill Days-Retrieved 2017-12-03
  7. ^ Gandy- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  8. ^ Google Maps; Hawthorn- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  9. ^ Hutton- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  10. ^ Kurthwood- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  11. ^ Laurel Valley Village- Retrieved 2017-12-03 [dead link] Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Local Legacies: Southern Forest Heritage Museum- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  13. ^ Haunted Nation: Longleaf
  14. ^ Longleaf- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  15. ^ Google maps: McNary
  16. ^ Neame: Archive of 1912 American Lumber Register- Retrieved 2018-11-28
  17. ^ Pawnee- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  18. ^ SFASU Heritage Center: Peavy Wilson Lumber Company of Peason
  19. ^ US War Archives: Peason
  20. ^ SFASU Heritage Center: The Battle of Mount Carmel- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  21. ^ Google maps: Seiper- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  22. ^ Red River and Gulf Railroad- Retrieved 2017-12-03