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Hostetter

Ghost town · Tangipahoa County, Louisiana

Amite quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:31,680)
Amite quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hostetter is a ghost town in Tangipahoa County, Louisiana. It is one of 10 former communities in Tangipahoa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hostetter as a historical populated place on the Amite 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 30.7355° N, 90.5020° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAmite
Elevation120 ft
Nearest living townAmite City, LA
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID549684
Coordinates30.73546, -90.50204

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What's there now

Hostetter is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Amite City, LA (population 4,036), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 120 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 Hostetter?

Hostetter is in Tangipahoa County, Louisiana, at 30.7355, -90.5020.

How many ghost towns are in Tangipahoa County?

Tangipahoa County, Louisiana has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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