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Fredericksburg

Ghost town · Caldwell County, Louisiana

Fort Necessity quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Fort Necessity quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fredericksburg is a ghost town in Caldwell County, Louisiana. It is one of 3 former communities in Caldwell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fredericksburg as a historical populated place on the Mason 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 32.0229° N, 91.9765° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMason
Elevation60 ft
Nearest living townBanks Springs, LA
Distance to it7.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1630569
Coordinates32.02294, -91.97652

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What's there now

Fredericksburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Banks Springs, LA (population 1,432), about 7.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 60 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 Fredericksburg?

Fredericksburg is in Caldwell County, Louisiana, at 32.0229, -91.9765.

How many ghost towns are in Caldwell County?

Caldwell County, Louisiana has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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