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Placid

Ghost town · Webster County, Louisiana

Sarepta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500)
Sarepta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Placid is a ghost town in Webster County, Louisiana. It is one of 5 former communities in Webster County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Placid as a historical populated place on the Cotton Valley 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 32.7626° N, 93.3932° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCotton Valley
Elevation238 ft
Nearest living townCotton Valley, LA
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID544484
Coordinates32.76264, -93.39323

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What's there now

Placid is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cotton Valley, LA (population 711), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 238 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 Placid?

Placid is in Webster County, Louisiana, at 32.7626, -93.3932.

How many ghost towns are in Webster County?

Webster County, Louisiana has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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