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Givens

Ghost town · Grant County, Louisiana

Colfax SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:31,680)
Colfax SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Givens is a ghost town in Grant County, Louisiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Givens as a historical populated place on the Colfax 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 31.5529° N, 92.7404° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleColfax
Elevation94 ft
Nearest living townColfax, LA
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID545771
Coordinates31.55295, -92.74043

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What's there now

Givens is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Colfax, LA (population 1,442), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 94 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 Givens?

Givens is in Grant County, Louisiana, at 31.5529, -92.7404.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

Grant County, Louisiana has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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