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Williams Corner

Ghost town · Natchitoches County, Louisiana

Montgomery quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500)
Montgomery quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Williams Corner is a ghost town in Natchitoches County, Louisiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Natchitoches County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Williams Corner as a historical populated place on the Montgomery 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 31.6688° N, 92.9290° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMontgomery
Elevation106 ft
Nearest living townMontgomery, LA
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID548936
Coordinates31.66878, -92.92905

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What's there now

Williams Corner is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Montgomery, LA (population 881), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 106 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 Williams Corner?

Williams Corner is in Natchitoches County, Louisiana, at 31.6688, -92.9290.

How many ghost towns are in Natchitoches County?

Natchitoches County, Louisiana has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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