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Cane Ridge

Ghost town · Union County, Louisiana

Bernice quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Bernice quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cane Ridge is a ghost town in Union County, Louisiana. It is one of 8 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cane Ridge as a historical populated place on the Bernice 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 32.8135° N, 92.6954° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBernice
Elevation209 ft
Nearest living townBernice, LA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1630748
Coordinates32.81348, -92.69543

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What's there now

Cane Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bernice, LA (population 1,170), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 209 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 Cane Ridge?

Cane Ridge is in Union County, Louisiana, at 32.8135, -92.6954.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

Union County, Louisiana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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