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Black River

Ghost town · Concordia County, Louisiana

Manifest quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Manifest quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Black River is a ghost town in Concordia County, Louisiana. It is one of 13 former communities in Concordia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Black River as a historical populated place on the Jonesville North 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 31.6260° N, 91.8065° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJonesville North
Elevation56 ft
Nearest living townJonesville, LA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID544610
Coordinates31.62600, -91.80652

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What's there now

Black River is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jonesville, LA (population 1,425), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 56 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 Black River?

Black River is in Concordia County, Louisiana, at 31.6260, -91.8065.

How many ghost towns are in Concordia County?

Concordia County, Louisiana has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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