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Van Buren

Ghost town · Livingston County, Louisiana

Springfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Springfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Van Buren is a ghost town in Livingston County, Louisiana. It is one of 3 former communities in Livingston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Van Buren as a historical populated place on the Frost 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 30.4357° N, 90.6720° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFrost
Elevation19 ft
Nearest living townLivingston, LA
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID552083
Coordinates30.43575, -90.67204

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What's there now

Van Buren is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Livingston, LA (population 1,860), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 19 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 Van Buren?

Van Buren is in Livingston County, Louisiana, at 30.4357, -90.6720.

How many ghost towns are in Livingston County?

Livingston County, Louisiana has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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