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Timothy

Ghost town · Webster County, Louisiana

Plain Dealing NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:31,680)
Plain Dealing NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Timothy is a ghost town in Webster County, Louisiana. It is one of 5 former communities in Webster County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Timothy as a historical populated place on the Carterville 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 32.9668° N, 93.5099° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCarterville
Elevation235 ft
Nearest living townCullen, LA
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID549500
Coordinates32.96680, -93.50990

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What's there now

Timothy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cullen, LA (population 704), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 235 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 Timothy?

Timothy is in Webster County, Louisiana, at 32.9668, -93.5099.

How many ghost towns are in Webster County?

Webster County, Louisiana has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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