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Ritchie

Ghost town · Acadia County, Louisiana

Eunice quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:31,680)
Eunice quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ritchie is a ghost town in Acadia County, Louisiana. It is one of 5 former communities in Acadia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ritchie as a historical populated place on the Eunice South 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 30.4516° N, 92.4668° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEunice South
Elevation24 ft
Nearest living townEunice, LA
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID544406
Coordinates30.45159, -92.46680

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What's there now

Ritchie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eunice, LA (population 9,261), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 24 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 Ritchie?

Ritchie is in Acadia County, Louisiana, at 30.4516, -92.4668.

How many ghost towns are in Acadia County?

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

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