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Cinco

Ghost town · St. Martin County, Louisiana

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

Cinco is a ghost town in St. Martin County, Louisiana. It is one of 7 former communities in St. Martin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cinco as a historical populated place on the New Iberia 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 30.0974° N, 91.8423° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Iberia North
Elevation25 ft
Nearest living townSt. Martinville, LA
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID551509
Coordinates30.09742, -91.84234

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What's there now

Cinco is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Martinville, LA (population 5,367), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 25 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 Cinco?

Cinco is in St. Martin County, Louisiana, at 30.0974, -91.8423.

How many ghost towns are in St. Martin County?

St. Martin County, Louisiana has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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