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Boatner

Ghost town · Jackson County, Louisiana

Jonesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500)
Jonesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Boatner is a ghost town in Jackson County, Louisiana. It is one of 6 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Boatner as a historical populated place on the Weston 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 32.1977° N, 92.5474° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWeston
Elevation288 ft
Nearest living townSikes, LA
Distance to it8.9 miles
GNIS feature ID542271
Coordinates32.19766, -92.54737

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What's there now

Boatner is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sikes, LA (population 232), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 288 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 Boatner?

Boatner is in Jackson County, Louisiana, at 32.1977, -92.5474.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Louisiana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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