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Saint Malo

Ghost town · St. Bernard County, Louisiana

Shell Beach quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500)
Shell Beach quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Saint Malo is a ghost town in St. Bernard County, Louisiana. It is one of 3 former communities in St. Bernard County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Saint Malo as a historical populated place on the Pointe aux Marchettes 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 29.8780° N, 89.5970° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePointe aux Marchettes
Elevation3 ft
Nearest living townDelacroix, LA
Distance to it14 miles
GNIS feature ID1629415
Coordinates29.87798, -89.59700

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What's there now

Saint Malo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Delacroix, LA (population 14), about 14 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3 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 Saint Malo?

Saint Malo is in St. Bernard County, Louisiana, at 29.8780, -89.5970.

How many ghost towns are in St. Bernard County?

St. Bernard County, Louisiana has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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