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Hammell

Ghost town · Red River 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

Hammell is a ghost town in Red River County, Louisiana. It is one of 3 former communities in Red River County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hammell as a historical populated place on the Coushatta 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 32.0546° N, 93.3710° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCoushatta
Elevation138 ft
Nearest living townEdgefield, LA
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID548748
Coordinates32.05461, -93.37101

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What's there now

Hammell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Edgefield, LA (population 231), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 138 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 Hammell?

Hammell is in Red River County, Louisiana, at 32.0546, -93.3710.

How many ghost towns are in Red River County?

Red River County, Louisiana has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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