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Clear Lake

Ghost town · Natchitoches County, Louisiana

Calvin NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:31,680)
Calvin NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clear Lake is a ghost town in Natchitoches County, Louisiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Natchitoches County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clear Lake as a historical populated place on the Coup Point 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 31.8818° N, 92.9615° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCoup Point
Elevation144 ft
Nearest living townClarence, LA
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1630910
Coordinates31.88183, -92.96155

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What's there now

Clear Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clarence, LA (population 317), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 144 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 Clear Lake?

Clear Lake is in Natchitoches County, Louisiana, at 31.8818, -92.9615.

How many ghost towns are in Natchitoches County?

Natchitoches County, Louisiana has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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