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Forest Glen

Ghost town · St. Tammany County, Louisiana

Slidell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Slidell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Forest Glen is a ghost town in St. Tammany County, Louisiana. It is one of 2 former communities in St. Tammany County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Forest Glen as a historical populated place on the Lacombe 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 30.3252° N, 89.9731° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLacombe
Elevation16 ft
Nearest living townLacombe, LA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1628905
Coordinates30.32520, -89.97313

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What's there now

Forest Glen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lacombe, LA (population 6,883), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 16 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 Forest Glen?

Forest Glen is in St. Tammany County, Louisiana, at 30.3252, -89.9731.

How many ghost towns are in St. Tammany County?

St. Tammany County, Louisiana has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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