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Sarpy

Ghost town · St. Charles County, Louisiana

Bonnet Carre quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Bonnet Carre quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sarpy is a ghost town in St. Charles County, Louisiana. It is one of 4 former communities in St. Charles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sarpy as a historical populated place on the Laplace 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 30.0008° N, 90.4076° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLaplace
Elevation9 ft
Nearest living townNorco, LA
Distance to it0.2 miles
GNIS feature ID552950
Coordinates30.00076, -90.40758

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What's there now

Sarpy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Norco, LA (population 2,858), about 0.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9 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 Sarpy?

Sarpy is in St. Charles County, Louisiana, at 30.0008, -90.4076.

How many ghost towns are in St. Charles County?

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

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