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Duck Port

Ghost town · Madison County, Louisiana

Millikens Bend quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:31,680)
Millikens Bend quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Duck Port is a ghost town in Madison County, Louisiana. It is one of 3 former communities in Madison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Duck Port as a historical populated place on the Ashly 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 32.3924° N, 91.0140° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAshly
Elevation89 ft
Nearest living townMound, LA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID549223
Coordinates32.39237, -91.01400

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What's there now

Duck Port is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mound, LA (population 24), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 89 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 Duck Port?

Duck Port is in Madison County, Louisiana, at 32.3924, -91.0140.

How many ghost towns are in Madison County?

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

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