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Eden

Ghost town · Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana

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

Eden is a ghost town in Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana. It is one of 18 former communities in Pointe Coupee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Eden as a historical populated place on the Simmesport 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 30.9807° N, 91.7668° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSimmesport
Elevation42 ft
Nearest living townSimmesport, LA
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID546216
Coordinates30.98074, -91.76679

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What's there now

Eden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Simmesport, LA (population 1,455), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 42 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 Eden?

Eden is in Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana, at 30.9807, -91.7668.

How many ghost towns are in Pointe Coupee County?

Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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