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Teel

Ghost town · De Soto County, Louisiana

Socagee Bayou quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Socagee Bayou quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Teel is a ghost town in De Soto County, Louisiana. It is one of 15 former communities in De Soto County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Teel as a historical populated place on the Galloway 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 32.1082° N, 94.0252° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGalloway
Elevation278 ft
Nearest living townLongstreet, LA
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID545739
Coordinates32.10822, -94.02519

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What's there now

Teel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Longstreet, LA (population 283), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 278 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 Teel?

Teel is in De Soto County, Louisiana, at 32.1082, -94.0252.

How many ghost towns are in De Soto County?

De Soto County, Louisiana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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