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Guilbeaux

Ghost town · Lafayette County, Louisiana

Carencro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Carencro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Guilbeaux is a ghost town in Lafayette County, Louisiana. It is one of 2 former communities in Lafayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Guilbeaux as a historical populated place on the Carencro 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 30.3577° N, 92.0540° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCarencro
Elevation49 ft
Nearest living townCarencro, LA
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID557307
Coordinates30.35770, -92.05401

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What's there now

Guilbeaux is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carencro, LA (population 10,882), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 49 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 Guilbeaux?

Guilbeaux is in Lafayette County, Louisiana, at 30.3577, -92.0540.

How many ghost towns are in Lafayette County?

Lafayette County, Louisiana has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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