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Hopeville

Ghost town · East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana

Denham Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Denham Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hopeville is a ghost town in East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana. It is one of 8 former communities in East Baton Rouge County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hopeville as a historical populated place on the Prairieville 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 30.3446° N, 90.9837° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePrairieville
Elevation10 ft
Nearest living townOld Jefferson, LA
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID553209
Coordinates30.34464, -90.98371

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What's there now

Hopeville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Old Jefferson, LA (population 7,790), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10 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 Hopeville?

Hopeville is in East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana, at 30.3446, -90.9837.

How many ghost towns are in East Baton Rouge County?

East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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