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Ravenwood

Ghost town · Lafourche 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

Ravenwood is a ghost town in Lafourche County, Louisiana. It is one of 4 former communities in Lafourche County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ravenwood as a historical populated place on the Lockport 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 29.6613° N, 90.5273° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLockport
Elevation7 ft
Nearest living townLockport, LA
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID557868
Coordinates29.66132, -90.52731

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What's there now

Ravenwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lockport, LA (population 2,874), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7 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 Ravenwood?

Ravenwood is in Lafourche County, Louisiana, at 29.6613, -90.5273.

How many ghost towns are in Lafourche County?

Lafourche County, Louisiana has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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