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Red Dirt

Ghost town · Natchitoches County, Louisiana

Cypress quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:31,680)
Cypress quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Red Dirt is a ghost town in Natchitoches County, Louisiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Natchitoches County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Red Dirt as a historical populated place on the Flora 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 31.5074° N, 93.0354° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFlora
Elevation351 ft
Nearest living townNatchez, LA
Distance to it11.5 miles
GNIS feature ID549574
Coordinates31.50739, -93.03544

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What's there now

Red Dirt is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Natchez, LA (population 328), about 11.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 351 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 Red Dirt?

Red Dirt is in Natchitoches County, Louisiana, at 31.5074, -93.0354.

How many ghost towns are in Natchitoches County?

Natchitoches County, Louisiana has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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