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Duke

Ghost town · St. John the Baptist County, Louisiana

Mount Airy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Mount Airy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Duke is a ghost town in St. John the Baptist County, Louisiana. It is one of 7 former communities in St. John the Baptist County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Duke as a historical populated place on the Reserve 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 30.0263° N, 90.6020° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleReserve
Elevation7 ft
Nearest living townGaryville, LA
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1629306
Coordinates30.02631, -90.60203

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What's there now

Duke is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Garyville, LA (population 2,216), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7 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 Duke?

Duke is in St. John the Baptist County, Louisiana, at 30.0263, -90.6020.

How many ghost towns are in St. John the Baptist County?

St. John the Baptist County, Louisiana has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

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