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Shull

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Louisiana

Hodge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500)
Hodge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shull is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Louisiana. It is one of 11 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shull as a historical populated place on the Clay 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 32.4827° N, 92.7424° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClay
Elevation356 ft
Nearest living townGrambling, LA
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1630631
Coordinates32.48265, -92.74237

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What's there now

Shull is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grambling, LA (population 5,302), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 356 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 Shull?

Shull is in Lincoln County, Louisiana, at 32.4827, -92.7424.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, Louisiana has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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