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Newman

Ghost town · Bienville County, Louisiana

Goldonna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500)
Goldonna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Newman is a ghost town in Bienville County, Louisiana. It is one of 6 former communities in Bienville County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Newman as a historical populated place on the Saline 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 32.2015° N, 92.9871° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaline
Elevation161 ft
Nearest living townSaline, LA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID549092
Coordinates32.20155, -92.98710

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What's there now

Newman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Saline, LA (population 261), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 161 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 Newman?

Newman is in Bienville County, Louisiana, at 32.2015, -92.9871.

How many ghost towns are in Bienville County?

Bienville County, Louisiana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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