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Barroza

Ghost town · West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana

Walls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Walls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Barroza is a ghost town in West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana. It is one of 7 former communities in West Baton Rouge County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Barroza as a historical populated place on the Walls 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 30.5057° N, 91.2940° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWalls
Elevation20 ft
Nearest living townErwinville, LA
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID551000
Coordinates30.50575, -91.29400

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What's there now

Barroza is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Erwinville, LA (population 2,575), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 20 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 Barroza?

Barroza is in West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana, at 30.5057, -91.2940.

How many ghost towns are in West Baton Rouge County?

West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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