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Lane

Ghost town · Caddo County, Louisiana

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

Lane is a ghost town in Caddo County, Louisiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Caddo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lane as a historical populated place on the Gilliam 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 32.8079° N, 93.8449° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGilliam
Elevation192 ft
Nearest living townGilliam, LA
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID552337
Coordinates32.80792, -93.84490

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What's there now

Lane is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gilliam, LA (population 113), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 192 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 Lane?

Lane is in Caddo County, Louisiana, at 32.8079, -93.8449.

How many ghost towns are in Caddo County?

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

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