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Colsons

Ghost town · Union County, Louisiana

Drew quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Drew quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Colsons 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 Colsons as a historical populated place on the Rocky Branch 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 32.7274° N, 92.2424° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRocky Branch
Elevation153 ft
Nearest living townFarmerville, LA
Distance to it9.8 miles
GNIS feature ID548702
Coordinates32.72736, -92.24236

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What's there now

Colsons is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Farmerville, LA (population 3,331), about 9.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 153 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 Colsons?

Colsons is in Union County, Louisiana, at 32.7274, -92.2424.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

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

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