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Nesom

Ghost town · East Feliciana County, Louisiana

Bluff Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:31,680)
Bluff Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nesom is a ghost town in East Feliciana County, Louisiana. It is one of 8 former communities in East Feliciana County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nesom as a historical populated place on the Bluff Creek 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 30.8074° N, 90.9195° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBluff Creek
Elevation215 ft
Nearest living townClinton, LA
Distance to it6.8 miles
GNIS feature ID550134
Coordinates30.80740, -90.91955

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What's there now

Nesom is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clinton, LA (population 1,100), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 215 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 Nesom?

Nesom is in East Feliciana County, Louisiana, at 30.8074, -90.9195.

How many ghost towns are in East Feliciana County?

East Feliciana County, Louisiana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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