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Oshkosh

Ghost town · Natchitoches County, Louisiana

Goldonna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500)
Goldonna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oshkosh is a ghost town in Natchitoches County, Louisiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Natchitoches County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oshkosh as a historical populated place on the Goldonna 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 32.0299° N, 92.9924° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGoldonna
Elevation249 ft
Nearest living townGoldonna, LA
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID548893
Coordinates32.02988, -92.99238

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What's there now

Oshkosh is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Goldonna, LA (population 329), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 249 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 Oshkosh?

Oshkosh is in Natchitoches County, Louisiana, at 32.0299, -92.9924.

How many ghost towns are in Natchitoches County?

Natchitoches County, Louisiana has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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