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Jacksonville

Ghost town · Vernon County, Louisiana

Chopin SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:31,680)
Chopin SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jacksonville is a ghost town in Vernon County, Louisiana. It is one of 6 former communities in Vernon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jacksonville as a historical populated place on the Temple 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 31.3241° N, 92.9913° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTemple
Elevation244 ft
Nearest living townSimpson, LA
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID550021
Coordinates31.32407, -92.99127

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What's there now

Jacksonville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Simpson, LA (population 392), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 244 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 Jacksonville?

Jacksonville is in Vernon County, Louisiana, at 31.3241, -92.9913.

How many ghost towns are in Vernon County?

Vernon County, Louisiana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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