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Yawn

Ghost town · Livingston County, Louisiana

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

Yawn is a ghost town in Livingston County, Louisiana. It is one of 3 former communities in Livingston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yawn as a historical populated place on the Albany 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 30.6174° N, 90.5937° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlbany
Elevation76 ft
Nearest living townIndependence, LA
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID552086
Coordinates30.61741, -90.59370

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What's there now

Yawn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Independence, LA (population 2,045), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 76 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 Yawn?

Yawn is in Livingston County, Louisiana, at 30.6174, -90.5937.

How many ghost towns are in Livingston County?

Livingston County, Louisiana has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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