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Loquer

Ghost town · St. Charles County, Louisiana

Hahnville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
Hahnville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Loquer is a ghost town in St. Charles County, Louisiana. It is one of 4 former communities in St. Charles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Loquer as a historical populated place on the Luling 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 29.9571° N, 90.3229° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLuling
Elevation7 ft
Nearest living townSt. Rose, LA
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID552931
Coordinates29.95715, -90.32286

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What's there now

Loquer is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Rose, LA (population 7,271), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7 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 Loquer?

Loquer is in St. Charles County, Louisiana, at 29.9571, -90.3229.

How many ghost towns are in St. Charles County?

St. Charles County, Louisiana has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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