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Walnut Lane

Ghost town · Union County, Louisiana

Calhoun quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500)
Calhoun quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Walnut Lane is a ghost town in Union County, Louisiana. It is one of 8 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Walnut Lane as a historical populated place on the Calhoun 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 32.6057° N, 92.3490° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCalhoun
Elevation218 ft
Nearest living townDownsville, LA
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID548734
Coordinates32.60570, -92.34903

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What's there now

Walnut Lane is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Downsville, LA (population 136), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 218 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 Walnut Lane?

Walnut Lane is in Union County, Louisiana, at 32.6057, -92.3490.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

Union County, Louisiana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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