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Marston

Ghost town · Washington County, Louisiana

Bogalusa East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:31,680)
Bogalusa East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Marston is a ghost town in Washington County, Louisiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Marston as a historical populated place on the Bogalusa East 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 30.8346° N, 89.8481° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBogalusa East
Elevation108 ft
Nearest living townBogalusa, LA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID543994
Coordinates30.83463, -89.84813

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What's there now

Marston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bogalusa, LA (population 10,539), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 108 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 Marston?

Marston is in Washington County, Louisiana, at 30.8346, -89.8481.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

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

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