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Stonypoint

Ghost town · East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana

Pride quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:31,680)
Pride quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stonypoint is a ghost town in East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana. It is one of 8 former communities in East Baton Rouge County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stonypoint as a historical populated place on the Pride 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 30.6355° N, 90.9362° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePride
Elevation78 ft
Nearest living townWatson, LA
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID557739
Coordinates30.63546, -90.93621

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What's there now

Stonypoint is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Watson, LA (population 1,503), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 78 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 Stonypoint?

Stonypoint is in East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana, at 30.6355, -90.9362.

How many ghost towns are in East Baton Rouge County?

East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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