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Winona

Ghost town · Winn County, Louisiana

Jonesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500)
Jonesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Winona is a ghost town in Winn County, Louisiana. It is one of 15 former communities in Winn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Winona as a historical populated place on the Dodson 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 32.0965° N, 92.6607° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDodson
Elevation201 ft
Nearest living townDodson, LA
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID549201
Coordinates32.09655, -92.66071

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What's there now

Winona is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dodson, LA (population 261), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 201 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 Winona?

Winona is in Winn County, Louisiana, at 32.0965, -92.6607.

How many ghost towns are in Winn County?

Winn County, Louisiana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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