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Lenoir

Ghost town · De Soto County, Louisiana

Logansport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Logansport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lenoir is a ghost town in De Soto County, Louisiana. It is one of 15 former communities in De Soto County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lenoir as a historical populated place on the Hunter 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 31.9179° N, 93.7824° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHunter
Elevation246 ft
Nearest living townStanley, LA
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID545634
Coordinates31.91794, -93.78241

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What's there now

Lenoir is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stanley, LA (population 139), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 246 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 Lenoir?

Lenoir is in De Soto County, Louisiana, at 31.9179, -93.7824.

How many ghost towns are in De Soto County?

De Soto County, Louisiana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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