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Nitram

Ghost town · Vernon County, Louisiana

Pitkin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:31,680)
Pitkin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nitram is a ghost town in Vernon County, Louisiana. It is one of 6 former communities in Vernon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nitram as a historical populated place on the Pitkin 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 30.9544° N, 92.9927° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePitkin
Elevation174 ft
Nearest living townPitkin, LA
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID550046
Coordinates30.95436, -92.99266

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What's there now

Nitram is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pitkin, LA (population 460), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 174 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 Nitram?

Nitram is in Vernon County, Louisiana, at 30.9544, -92.9927.

How many ghost towns are in Vernon County?

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

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