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Doss

Ghost town · Morehouse County, Louisiana

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

Doss is a ghost town in Morehouse County, Louisiana. It is one of 6 former communities in Morehouse County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Doss as a historical populated place on the Collinston West 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 32.6557° N, 91.8837° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCollinston West
Elevation77 ft
Nearest living townCollinston, LA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID546683
Coordinates32.65569, -91.88374

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What's there now

Doss is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Collinston, LA (population 234), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 77 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 Doss?

Doss is in Morehouse County, Louisiana, at 32.6557, -91.8837.

How many ghost towns are in Morehouse County?

Morehouse County, Louisiana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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