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Davis

Ghost town · LaSalle County, Louisiana

Olla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Olla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Davis is a ghost town in LaSalle County, Louisiana. It is the only former community in LaSalle County recorded on the federal names register, out of 366 across Louisiana.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Davis as a historical populated place on the Olla East 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 31.9013° N, 92.1521° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOlla East
Elevation139 ft
Nearest living townOlla, LA
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1630377
Coordinates31.90128, -92.15208

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What's there now

Davis is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Olla, LA (population 1,315), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 139 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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