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Lakewood

Ghost town · Tangipahoa County, Louisiana

Ponchatoula quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Ponchatoula quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lakewood is a ghost town in Tangipahoa County, Louisiana. It is one of 10 former communities in Tangipahoa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lakewood as a historical populated place on the Ponchatoula 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 30.4957° N, 90.4959° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePonchatoula
Elevation44 ft
Nearest living townHammond, LA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID549696
Coordinates30.49575, -90.49592

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What's there now

Lakewood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hammond, LA (population 20,790), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 44 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 Lakewood?

Lakewood is in Tangipahoa County, Louisiana, at 30.4957, -90.4959.

How many ghost towns are in Tangipahoa County?

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

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