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Ghost town · Iberville County, Louisiana

Baton Rouge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Baton Rouge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brown is a ghost town in Iberville County, Louisiana. It is one of 4 former communities in Iberville County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brown as a historical populated place on the Saint Gabriel 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 30.3044° N, 91.1209° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Gabriel
Elevation18 ft
Nearest living townSt. Gabriel, LA
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID557107
Coordinates30.30436, -91.12094

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What's there now

Brown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Gabriel, LA (population 6,569), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 18 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 Brown?

Brown is in Iberville County, Louisiana, at 30.3044, -91.1209.

How many ghost towns are in Iberville County?

Iberville County, Louisiana has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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