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Wises

Ghost town · Rapides County, Louisiana

Lecompte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Lecompte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wises is a ghost town in Rapides County, Louisiana. It is one of 19 former communities in Rapides County on the federal names register. No county in Louisiana has more among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wises as a historical populated place on the Latanier 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 31.2341° N, 92.3418° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLatanier
Elevation78 ft
Nearest living townCenter Point, LA
Distance to it7.9 miles
GNIS feature ID551805
Coordinates31.23407, -92.34180

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What's there now

Wises is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Center Point, LA (population 645), about 7.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 78 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 Wises?

Wises is in Rapides County, Louisiana, at 31.2341, -92.3418.

How many ghost towns are in Rapides County?

Rapides County, Louisiana has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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