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Milneburg

Ghost town · Orleans County, Louisiana

Spanish Fort quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
Spanish Fort quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Milneburg is a ghost town in Orleans County, Louisiana. It is one of 2 former communities in Orleans County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Milneburg as a historical populated place on the Spanish Fort 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 30.0258° N, 90.0614° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpanish Fort
Elevation2 ft
Nearest living townArabi, LA
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2123295
Coordinates30.02583, -90.06139

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What's there now

Milneburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arabi, LA (population 4,436), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2 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 Milneburg?

Milneburg is in Orleans County, Louisiana, at 30.0258, -90.0614.

How many ghost towns are in Orleans County?

Orleans County, Louisiana has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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