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Amehe

Ghost town · Assumption County, Louisiana

White Castle quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500)
White Castle quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Amehe is a ghost town in Assumption County, Louisiana. It is one of 2 former communities in Assumption County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Amehe as a historical populated place on the Belle Rose topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.0016° N, 91.0759° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBelle Rose
Elevation13 ft
Nearest living townPaincourtville, LA
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID552865
Coordinates30.00159, -91.07593

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What's there now

Amehe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Paincourtville, LA (population 1,455), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 13 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Amehe?

Amehe is in Assumption County, Louisiana, at 30.0016, -91.0759.

How many ghost towns are in Assumption County?

Assumption County, Louisiana has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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