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Sutton Junction

Ghost town · Vernon County, Louisiana

Evans quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:31,680)
Evans quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sutton Junction is a ghost town in Vernon County, Louisiana. It is one of 6 former communities in Vernon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sutton Junction as a historical populated place on the Evans 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 30.9066° N, 93.5032° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEvans
Elevation107 ft
Nearest living townMerryville, LA
Distance to it10.5 miles
GNIS feature ID550077
Coordinates30.90658, -93.50323

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What's there now

Sutton Junction is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Merryville, LA (population 956), about 10.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 107 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 Sutton Junction?

Sutton Junction is in Vernon County, Louisiana, at 30.9066, -93.5032.

How many ghost towns are in Vernon County?

Vernon County, Louisiana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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