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Hoy

Ghost town · Beauregard County, Louisiana

Sugartown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:31,680)
Sugartown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hoy is a ghost town in Beauregard County, Louisiana. It is one of 10 former communities in Beauregard County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hoy as a historical populated place on the Sugartown 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 30.7960° N, 93.0718° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSugartown
Elevation176 ft
Nearest living townPitkin, LA
Distance to it12.8 miles
GNIS feature ID545426
Coordinates30.79603, -93.07182

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What's there now

Hoy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pitkin, LA (population 460), about 12.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 176 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 Hoy?

Hoy is in Beauregard County, Louisiana, at 30.7960, -93.0718.

How many ghost towns are in Beauregard County?

Beauregard County, Louisiana has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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