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Billis

Ghost town · Grant County, Louisiana

Aloha quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:31,680)
Aloha quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Billis is a ghost town in Grant County, Louisiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Billis as a historical populated place on the Aloha 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 31.6127° N, 92.8135° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAloha
Elevation153 ft
Nearest living townMontgomery, LA
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID545744
Coordinates31.61267, -92.81349

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What's there now

Billis is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Montgomery, LA (population 881), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 153 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 Billis?

Billis is in Grant County, Louisiana, at 31.6127, -92.8135.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

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

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