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Troy

Ghost town · East Feliciana County, Louisiana

Woodland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:31,680)
Woodland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Troy is a ghost town in East Feliciana County, Louisiana. It is one of 8 former communities in East Feliciana County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Troy as a historical populated place on the Felps 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 30.9949° N, 90.8873° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFelps
Elevation243 ft
Nearest living townClinton, LA
Distance to it11.9 miles
GNIS feature ID550146
Coordinates30.99490, -90.88732

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What's there now

Troy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clinton, LA (population 1,100), about 11.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 243 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 Troy?

Troy is in East Feliciana County, Louisiana, at 30.9949, -90.8873.

How many ghost towns are in East Feliciana County?

East Feliciana County, Louisiana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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