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Stonewalls

Ghost town · Rapides County, Louisiana

Lecompte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Lecompte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stonewalls is a ghost town in Rapides County, Louisiana. It is one of 19 former communities in Rapides County on the federal names register. No county in Louisiana has more among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stonewalls as a historical populated place on the Latanier 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 31.1849° N, 92.2960° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLatanier
Elevation94 ft
Nearest living townEcho, LA
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID551787
Coordinates31.18491, -92.29596

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What's there now

Stonewalls is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Echo, LA (population 490), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 94 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 Stonewalls?

Stonewalls is in Rapides County, Louisiana, at 31.1849, -92.2960.

How many ghost towns are in Rapides County?

Rapides County, Louisiana has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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