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Nicholls

Ghost town · Plaquemines County, Louisiana

Quarantine quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Quarantine quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nicholls is a ghost town in Plaquemines County, Louisiana. It is one of 11 former communities in Plaquemines County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nicholls as a historical populated place on the Empire 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 29.4238° N, 89.5998° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEmpire
Elevation2 ft
Nearest living townEmpire, LA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID558673
Coordinates29.42383, -89.59978

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What's there now

Nicholls is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Empire, LA (population 1,218), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2 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 Nicholls?

Nicholls is in Plaquemines County, Louisiana, at 29.4238, -89.5998.

How many ghost towns are in Plaquemines County?

Plaquemines County, Louisiana has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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