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Mark

Ghost town · West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana

Grosse Tete quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Grosse Tete quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mark is a ghost town in West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana. It is one of 7 former communities in West Baton Rouge County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mark as a historical populated place on the Addis 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 30.3505° N, 91.2521° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAddis
Elevation23 ft
Nearest living townAddis, LA
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID543445
Coordinates30.35047, -91.25205

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What's there now

Mark is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Addis, LA (population 7,052), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 23 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 Mark?

Mark is in West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana, at 30.3505, -91.2521.

How many ghost towns are in West Baton Rouge County?

West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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