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Grand Bayou Village

Ghost town · Plaquemines County, Louisiana

Pointe a La Hache quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
Pointe a La Hache quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Grand Bayou Village 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 Grand Bayou Village as a historical populated place on the Pointe a la Hache 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 29.5630° N, 89.8165° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePointe a la Hache
Elevation-2 ft
Nearest living townPointe a la Hache, LA
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID558647
Coordinates29.56299, -89.81646

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What's there now

Grand Bayou Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pointe a la Hache, LA (population 344), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly -2 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 Grand Bayou Village?

Grand Bayou Village is in Plaquemines County, Louisiana, at 29.5630, -89.8165.

How many ghost towns are in Plaquemines County?

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

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