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Columbus

Ghost town · Sabine County, Louisiana

Negreet quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Negreet quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Columbus is a ghost town in Sabine County, Louisiana. It is one of 5 former communities in Sabine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Columbus as a historical populated place on the Negreet SW 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 31.3546° N, 93.6532° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNegreet SW
Elevation168 ft
Nearest living townMilam, TX
Distance to it10.2 miles
GNIS feature ID546095
Coordinates31.35463, -93.65323

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What's there now

Columbus is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Milam, TX (population 1,275), about 10.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 168 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 Columbus?

Columbus is in Sabine County, Louisiana, at 31.3546, -93.6532.

How many ghost towns are in Sabine County?

Sabine County, Louisiana has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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