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Elmwood

Ghost town · De Soto County, Louisiana

Mansfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Mansfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elmwood is a ghost town in De Soto County, Louisiana. It is one of 15 former communities in De Soto County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elmwood as a historical populated place on the Mansfield 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 32.0096° N, 93.6377° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMansfield
Elevation307 ft
Nearest living townMansfield, LA
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID545617
Coordinates32.00961, -93.63768

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What's there now

Elmwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mansfield, LA (population 4,653), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 307 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 Elmwood?

Elmwood is in De Soto County, Louisiana, at 32.0096, -93.6377.

How many ghost towns are in De Soto County?

De Soto County, Louisiana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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