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Bells Store

Ghost town · East Feliciana County, Louisiana

Jackson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:31,680)
Jackson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bells Store is a ghost town in East Feliciana County, Louisiana. It is one of 8 former communities in East Feliciana County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bells Store as a historical populated place on the Jackson 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 30.7613° N, 91.1743° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJackson
Elevation149 ft
Nearest living townSlaughter, LA
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID550100
Coordinates30.76129, -91.17427

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What's there now

Bells Store is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Slaughter, LA (population 1,264), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 149 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 Bells Store?

Bells Store is in East Feliciana County, Louisiana, at 30.7613, -91.1743.

How many ghost towns are in East Feliciana County?

East Feliciana County, Louisiana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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