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Forstall

Ghost town · St. James County, Louisiana

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

Forstall is a ghost town in St. James County, Louisiana. It is one of 11 former communities in St. James County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Forstall as a historical populated place on the Convent 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 30.0030° N, 90.8601° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleConvent
Elevation16 ft
Nearest living townSt. James, LA
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1629195
Coordinates30.00298, -90.86010

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What's there now

Forstall is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. James, LA (population 395), about 1.2 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 Forstall?

Forstall is in St. James County, Louisiana, at 30.0030, -90.8601.

How many ghost towns are in St. James County?

St. James County, Louisiana has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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