Cooper
Ghost town · Caldwell County, Louisiana

Cooper is a ghost town in Caldwell County, Louisiana. It is one of 3 former communities in Caldwell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cooper as a historical populated place on the Clark 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 32.0649° N, 92.2165° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Clark |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 107 ft |
| Nearest living town | Clarks, LA |
| Distance to it | 5.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 546292 |
| Coordinates | 32.06488, -92.21653 |
What's there now
Cooper is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clarks, LA (population 708), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 107 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Old Mount Pleasantghost town · Caldwell County · 6.1 mi
- Old Newportghost town · Winn County · 7.8 mi
- Hickory Springsghost town · Jackson County · 9.7 mi
- Davisghost town · LaSalle County · 11.9 mi
- Beechghost town · Winn County · 13.8 mi
- Fredericksburgghost town · Caldwell County · 14.4 mi
- Curryghost town · Winn County · 16.1 mi
- Brooklynghost town · Jackson County · 16.9 mi
- Saltghost town · Winn County · 18.7 mi
- Smithghost town · Winn County · 19 mi
- Kelly Frontghost town · Winn County · 19.1 mi
- Boatnerghost town · Jackson County · 21.4 mi
Questions
Where is Cooper?
Cooper is in Caldwell County, Louisiana, at 32.0649, -92.2165.
How many ghost towns are in Caldwell County?
Caldwell County, Louisiana has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.