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Fort Saint Phillip

Ghost town · Plaquemines County, Louisiana

Forts quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500)
Forts quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Saint Phillip is a ghost town in Plaquemines County, Louisiana. It is one of 11 former communities in Plaquemines County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fort Saint Phillip as a historical populated place on the Triumph 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 29.3624° N, 89.4648° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTriumph
Elevation4 ft
Nearest living townTriumph, LA
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID558224
Coordinates29.36244, -89.46478

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What's there now

Fort Saint Phillip is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Triumph, LA (population 98), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4 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 Fort Saint Phillip?

Fort Saint Phillip is in Plaquemines County, Louisiana, at 29.3624, -89.4648.

How many ghost towns are in Plaquemines County?

Plaquemines County, Louisiana has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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