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Shirley

Ghost town · Avoyelles County, Louisiana

Bunkie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Bunkie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shirley is a ghost town in Avoyelles County, Louisiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Avoyelles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shirley as a historical populated place on the Bunkie 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 30.9782° N, 92.2054° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBunkie
Elevation66 ft
Nearest living townBunkie, LA
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID545578
Coordinates30.97825, -92.20540

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What's there now

Shirley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bunkie, LA (population 3,299), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 66 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 Shirley?

Shirley is in Avoyelles County, Louisiana, at 30.9782, -92.2054.

How many ghost towns are in Avoyelles County?

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

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