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Wilbert

Ghost town · West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana

Grosse Tete quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Grosse Tete quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wilbert is a ghost town in West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana. It is one of 7 former communities in West Baton Rouge County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wilbert as a historical populated place on the Lobdell 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 30.4516° N, 91.3173° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLobdell
Elevation13 ft
Nearest living townBrusly, LA
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID551100
Coordinates30.45158, -91.31733

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What's there now

Wilbert is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brusly, LA (population 2,592), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 13 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 Wilbert?

Wilbert is in West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana, at 30.4516, -91.3173.

How many ghost towns are in West Baton Rouge County?

West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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