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Phillipston

Ghost town · Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana

Batchelor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Batchelor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Phillipston is a ghost town in Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana. It is one of 18 former communities in Pointe Coupee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Phillipston as a historical populated place on the Innis 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 30.9685° N, 91.6868° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleInnis
Elevation48 ft
Nearest living townSimmesport, LA
Distance to it7.6 miles
GNIS feature ID549462
Coordinates30.96851, -91.68679

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What's there now

Phillipston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Simmesport, LA (population 1,455), about 7.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 48 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 Phillipston?

Phillipston is in Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana, at 30.9685, -91.6868.

How many ghost towns are in Pointe Coupee County?

Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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