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New Carthage

Ghost town · Tensas County, Louisiana

Somerset quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Somerset quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

New Carthage is a ghost town in Tensas County, Louisiana. It is one of 6 former communities in Tensas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists New Carthage as a historical populated place on the Somerset 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 32.2140° N, 91.1259° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSomerset
Elevation78 ft
Nearest living townMound, LA
Distance to it10.1 miles
GNIS feature ID549519
Coordinates32.21404, -91.12594

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What's there now

New Carthage is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mound, LA (population 24), about 10.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 78 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 New Carthage?

New Carthage is in Tensas County, Louisiana, at 32.2140, -91.1259.

How many ghost towns are in Tensas County?

Tensas County, Louisiana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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