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McCoy

Ghost town · Caddo County, Louisiana

Atlanta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Atlanta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

McCoy is a ghost town in Caddo County, Louisiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Caddo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists McCoy as a historical populated place on the Ravanna 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 33.0024° N, 94.0180° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRavanna
Elevation209 ft
Nearest living townRodessa, LA
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID552858
Coordinates33.00236, -94.01796

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What's there now

McCoy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rodessa, LA (population 160), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 209 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 McCoy?

McCoy is in Caddo County, Louisiana, at 33.0024, -94.0180.

How many ghost towns are in Caddo County?

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

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