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Brashears

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

Brashears 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 Brashears as a historical populated place on the Baton Rouge East 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 30.4752° N, 91.0259° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBaton Rouge East
Elevation44 ft
Nearest living townMonticello, LA
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID553101
Coordinates30.47519, -91.02594

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What's there now

Brashears is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Monticello, LA (population 4,677), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 44 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 Brashears?

Brashears is in East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana, at 30.4752, -91.0259.

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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