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Old Mount Pleasant

Ghost town · Caldwell County, Louisiana

Columbia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Columbia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Mount Pleasant is a ghost town in Caldwell County, Louisiana. It is one of 3 former communities in Caldwell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Mount Pleasant as a historical populated place on the Blankston 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 32.1502° N, 92.1899° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlankston
Elevation139 ft
Nearest living townColumbia, LA
Distance to it7.4 miles
GNIS feature ID546335
Coordinates32.15016, -92.18986

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What's there now

Old Mount Pleasant is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Columbia, LA (population 337), about 7.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 139 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 Old Mount Pleasant?

Old Mount Pleasant is in Caldwell County, Louisiana, at 32.1502, -92.1899.

How many ghost towns are in Caldwell County?

Caldwell County, Louisiana has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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