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Cleora

Ghost town · Morehouse County, Louisiana

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

Cleora is a ghost town in Morehouse County, Louisiana. It is one of 6 former communities in Morehouse County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cleora as a historical populated place on the Collinston East 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 32.7335° N, 91.8335° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCollinston East
Elevation83 ft
Nearest living townMer Rouge, LA
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID546680
Coordinates32.73347, -91.83346

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What's there now

Cleora is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mer Rouge, LA (population 639), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 83 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 Cleora?

Cleora is in Morehouse County, Louisiana, at 32.7335, -91.8335.

How many ghost towns are in Morehouse County?

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

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