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Everett

Ghost town · Vernon County, Louisiana

Florien quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Florien quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Everett is a ghost town in Vernon County, Louisiana. It is one of 6 former communities in Vernon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Everett as a historical populated place on the Dowden Creek 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 31.2988° N, 93.3668° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDowden Creek
Elevation296 ft
Nearest living townHornbeck, LA
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID549998
Coordinates31.29879, -93.36684

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What's there now

Everett is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hornbeck, LA (population 466), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 296 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 Everett?

Everett is in Vernon County, Louisiana, at 31.2988, -93.3668.

How many ghost towns are in Vernon County?

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

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