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Santiago

Ghost town · Grant County, Louisiana

Boyce NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:31,680)
Boyce NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Santiago is a ghost town in Grant County, Louisiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Santiago as a historical populated place on the Rock Hill 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 31.4421° N, 92.6043° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRock Hill
Elevation120 ft
Nearest living townRock Hill, LA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID545803
Coordinates31.44212, -92.60431

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What's there now

Santiago is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rock Hill, LA (population 327), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 120 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 Santiago?

Santiago is in Grant County, Louisiana, at 31.4421, -92.6043.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

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

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