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Brabston

Ghost town · Concordia County, Louisiana

Deer Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Deer Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brabston 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 Brabston as a historical populated place on the Fairview 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 31.3446° N, 91.5862° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFairview
Elevation43 ft
Nearest living townMonterey, LA
Distance to it10.4 miles
GNIS feature ID548792
Coordinates31.34462, -91.58623

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What's there now

Brabston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Monterey, LA (population 285), about 10.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 43 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 Brabston?

Brabston is in Concordia County, Louisiana, at 31.3446, -91.5862.

How many ghost towns are in Concordia County?

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

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