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Pecan Grove

Ghost town · St. Charles County, Louisiana

Hahnville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
Hahnville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pecan Grove is a ghost town in St. Charles County, Louisiana. It is one of 4 former communities in St. Charles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pecan Grove as a historical populated place on the Luling 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 29.9449° N, 90.3465° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLuling
Elevation4 ft
Nearest living townDestrehan, LA
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID552941
Coordinates29.94493, -90.34647

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What's there now

Pecan Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Destrehan, LA (population 11,786), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4 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 Pecan Grove?

Pecan Grove is in St. Charles County, Louisiana, at 29.9449, -90.3465.

How many ghost towns are in St. Charles County?

St. Charles County, Louisiana has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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