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Pleasant Hill

Ghost town · Winn County, Louisiana

Winnfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Winnfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pleasant Hill is a ghost town in Winn County, Louisiana. It is one of 15 former communities in Winn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pleasant Hill as a historical populated place on the Packton 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 31.8293° N, 92.5696° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePackton
Elevation238 ft
Nearest living townJordan Hill, LA
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID549172
Coordinates31.82933, -92.56959

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What's there now

Pleasant Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jordan Hill, LA (population 222), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 238 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 Pleasant Hill?

Pleasant Hill is in Winn County, Louisiana, at 31.8293, -92.5696.

How many ghost towns are in Winn County?

Winn County, Louisiana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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