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Tipton

Ghost town · Morehouse County, Louisiana

Naff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Naff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tipton is a ghost town in Morehouse County, Louisiana. It is one of 6 former communities in Morehouse County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tipton as a historical populated place on the Twin Oaks 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 32.9174° N, 91.8590° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTwin Oaks
Elevation137 ft
Nearest living townBastrop, LA
Distance to it10.2 miles
GNIS feature ID546733
Coordinates32.91735, -91.85902

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What's there now

Tipton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bastrop, LA (population 9,408), about 10.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 137 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 Tipton?

Tipton is in Morehouse County, Louisiana, at 32.9174, -91.8590.

How many ghost towns are in Morehouse County?

Morehouse County, Louisiana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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