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Turtle Lake

Ghost town · Concordia County, Louisiana

Sycamore Landing quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:24,000)
Sycamore Landing quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Turtle Lake is a ghost town in Concordia County, Louisiana. It is one of 13 former communities in Concordia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Turtle Lake as a historical populated place on the Ferriday South 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 31.6079° N, 91.6201° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFerriday South
Elevation52 ft
Nearest living townFerriday, LA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID544684
Coordinates31.60795, -91.62012

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What's there now

Turtle Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ferriday, LA (population 3,126), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 52 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 Turtle Lake?

Turtle Lake is in Concordia County, Louisiana, at 31.6079, -91.6201.

How many ghost towns are in Concordia County?

Concordia County, Louisiana has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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