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Ben Hur

Ghost town · East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana

Baton Rouge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Baton Rouge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ben Hur is a ghost town in East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana. It is one of 8 former communities in East Baton Rouge County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ben Hur as a historical populated place on the Plaquemine 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 30.3530° N, 91.1732° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePlaquemine
Elevation23 ft
Nearest living townGardere, LA
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID553088
Coordinates30.35297, -91.17316

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What's there now

Ben Hur is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gardere, LA (population 12,130), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 23 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 Ben Hur?

Ben Hur is in East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana, at 30.3530, -91.1732.

How many ghost towns are in East Baton Rouge County?

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

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