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Bryan

Ghost town · Bienville County, Louisiana

Jamestown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Jamestown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bryan is a ghost town in Bienville County, Louisiana. It is one of 6 former communities in Bienville County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bryan as a historical populated place on the Sparta 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 32.2802° N, 93.0621° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSparta
Elevation271 ft
Nearest living townLucky, LA
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID549067
Coordinates32.28016, -93.06211

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What's there now

Bryan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lucky, LA (population 186), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 271 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 Bryan?

Bryan is in Bienville County, Louisiana, at 32.2802, -93.0621.

How many ghost towns are in Bienville County?

Bienville County, Louisiana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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