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Red Cross

Ghost town · Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana

Fordoche quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Fordoche quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Red Cross is a ghost town in Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana. It is one of 18 former communities in Pointe Coupee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Red Cross as a historical populated place: 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 30.6925° N, 91.7293° W.

Key facts

Elevation28 ft
Nearest living townMelville, LA
Distance to it1.3 miles
Coordinates30.69250, -91.72933

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What's there now

Red Cross is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Melville, LA (population 684), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 28 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 Red Cross?

Red Cross is in Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana, at 30.6925, -91.7293.

How many ghost towns are in Pointe Coupee County?

Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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