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Los Adaes

Ghost town · Natchitoches County, Louisiana

Many quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Many quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Los Adaes is a ghost town in Natchitoches County, Louisiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Natchitoches County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Los Adaes as a historical populated place on the Robeline 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 31.7082° N, 93.2932° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRobeline
Elevation192 ft
Nearest living townRobeline, LA
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID549024
Coordinates31.70822, -93.29323

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What's there now

Los Adaes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Robeline, LA (population 124), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 192 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 Los Adaes?

Los Adaes is in Natchitoches County, Louisiana, at 31.7082, -93.2932.

How many ghost towns are in Natchitoches County?

Natchitoches County, Louisiana has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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