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Myrtle Grove

Ghost town · Terrebonne County, Louisiana

Houma quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Houma quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Myrtle Grove is a ghost town in Terrebonne County, Louisiana. It is the only former community in Terrebonne County recorded on the federal names register, out of 366 across Louisiana.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Myrtle Grove as a historical populated place on the Houma 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 29.5794° N, 90.6601° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHouma
Elevation4 ft
Nearest living townPresquille, LA
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID551926
Coordinates29.57938, -90.66009

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What's there now

Myrtle Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Presquille, LA (population 1,885), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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