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Carroll

Ghost town · Union County, Louisiana

Bernice quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Bernice quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carroll is a ghost town in Union County, Louisiana. It is one of 8 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carroll as a historical populated place on the Spearsville 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 32.8876° N, 92.5051° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpearsville
Elevation206 ft
Nearest living townSpearsville, LA
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID548699
Coordinates32.88764, -92.50515

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What's there now

Carroll is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spearsville, LA (population 165), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 206 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 Carroll?

Carroll is in Union County, Louisiana, at 32.8876, -92.5051.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

Union County, Louisiana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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