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Dixie

Ghost town · Tensas County, Louisiana

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

Dixie is a ghost town in Tensas County, Louisiana. It is one of 6 former communities in Tensas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dixie as a historical populated place on the Gretna Green 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 31.9060° N, 91.4182° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGretna Green
Elevation63 ft
Nearest living townWaterproof, LA
Distance to it7.1 miles
GNIS feature ID549303
Coordinates31.90599, -91.41817

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What's there now

Dixie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Waterproof, LA (population 573), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 63 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 Dixie?

Dixie is in Tensas County, Louisiana, at 31.9060, -91.4182.

How many ghost towns are in Tensas County?

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

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