Islington

Ghost town · Madison County, Louisiana

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

Islington is a ghost town in Madison County, Louisiana. It is one of 3 former communities in Madison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Islington as a historical populated place on the Fortune Fork 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 32.3326° N, 91.1834° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangle	Fortune Fork
Elevation	86 ft
Nearest living town	Richmond, LA
Distance to it	3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID	549236
Coordinates	32.33265, -91.18344

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What's there now

Islington is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Richmond, LA (population 529), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 86 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

New Carthage
ghost town · Tensas County · 8.9 mi
Millikens Bend
ghost town · Madison County · 9.7 mi
Duck Port
ghost town · Madison County · 10.7 mi
Ashville
ghost town · Tensas County · 12.4 mi
Henderson
ghost town · East Carroll County · 17.8 mi
Stamboul
ghost town · East Carroll County · 19.4 mi
Ingomar
ghost town · Issaquena County · 21.9 mi
Arcadia
ghost town · Issaquena County · 22.1 mi
Grand Gulf
ghost town · Claiborne County · 22.1 mi
Spring Plains
ghost town · Claiborne County · 25.8 mi
Rocky Springs
ghost town · Claiborne County · 27.4 mi
Parks Place
ghost town · Issaquena County · 31.6 mi

Questions

Where is Islington?

Islington is in Madison County, Louisiana, at 32.3326, -91.1834.

How many ghost towns are in Madison County?

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

Sources and licences

USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.