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Fortson

Ghost town · De Soto County, Louisiana

Coushatta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Coushatta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fortson is a ghost town in De Soto County, Louisiana. It is one of 15 former communities in De Soto County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fortson as a historical populated place on the Harmon 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 32.0516° N, 93.4863° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHarmon
Elevation202 ft
Nearest living townCoushatta, LA
Distance to it8.7 miles
GNIS feature ID545627
Coordinates32.05155, -93.48629

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What's there now

Fortson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coushatta, LA (population 1,945), about 8.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 202 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 Fortson?

Fortson is in De Soto County, Louisiana, at 32.0516, -93.4863.

How many ghost towns are in De Soto County?

De Soto County, Louisiana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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