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Wayside

Ghost town · West Feliciana County, Louisiana

Lost Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:31,680)
Lost Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wayside is a ghost town in West Feliciana County, Louisiana. It is one of 9 former communities in West Feliciana County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wayside as a historical populated place on the Rogillioville 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 30.9718° N, 91.1946° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRogillioville
Elevation215 ft
Nearest living townNorwood, LA
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID550202
Coordinates30.97184, -91.19455

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What's there now

Wayside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Norwood, LA (population 250), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 215 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 Wayside?

Wayside is in West Feliciana County, Louisiana, at 30.9718, -91.1946.

How many ghost towns are in West Feliciana County?

West Feliciana County, Louisiana has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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