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Coochie

Ghost town · Concordia County, Louisiana

Artonish quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Artonish quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Coochie is a ghost town in Concordia County, Louisiana. It is one of 13 former communities in Concordia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Coochie as a historical populated place on the Fort Adams 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 31.0955° N, 91.6223° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFort Adams
Elevation50 ft
Nearest living townSimmesport, LA
Distance to it13.8 miles
GNIS feature ID544623
Coordinates31.09546, -91.62234

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What's there now

Coochie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Simmesport, LA (population 1,455), about 13.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 50 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 Coochie?

Coochie is in Concordia County, Louisiana, at 31.0955, -91.6223.

How many ghost towns are in Concordia County?

Concordia County, Louisiana has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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