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Maddens Spur

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

Maddens Spur 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 Maddens Spur as a historical populated place on the Hall Summit 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 32.1990° N, 93.2938° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHall Summit
Elevation200 ft
Nearest living townHall Summit, LA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID548754
Coordinates32.19905, -93.29378

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What's there now

Maddens Spur is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hall Summit, LA (population 272), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 200 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 Maddens Spur?

Maddens Spur is in Red River County, Louisiana, at 32.1990, -93.2938.

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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