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Cooper

Ghost town · Caldwell County, Louisiana

Columbia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Columbia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cooper is a ghost town in Caldwell County, Louisiana. It is one of 3 former communities in Caldwell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cooper as a historical populated place on the Clark 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 32.0649° N, 92.2165° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClark
Elevation107 ft
Nearest living townClarks, LA
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID546292
Coordinates32.06488, -92.21653

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What's there now

Cooper is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clarks, LA (population 708), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 107 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 Cooper?

Cooper is in Caldwell County, Louisiana, at 32.0649, -92.2165.

How many ghost towns are in Caldwell County?

Caldwell County, Louisiana has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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