Carson, Beauregard Parish: Sawmill town founded in 1901 by Central Coal and Coke Company of Kansas City. Located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of DeRidder on LA 27.
Chasmore, Vernon Parish: Sawmill town located east of Rosepine off Churchman road.[4]
Fisher, Sabine Parish: Sawmill town north of Florien. Boise Cascade bought the mill in 1966 and sold many of the buildings to residents. In 1976 the village started the Fisher Sawmill Days.[5][6]
Lockport Junction, Calcasieu Parish: On the KCS line between Lake Charles and DeQuincy on hwy 27.
Longleaf or (Long Leaf), Rapides Parish: Sawmill town that includes the 57 acres (23 ha) "Southern Forest Heritage Museum".[12][13] Located on LA 497, that parallels U.S. 165 between Glenmora and Forest Hill.[14]
Neame, Vernon Parish (previously known as Keith): Sawmill town that resulted from the building of a sawmill by the Central Coal & Coke Company of Kansas City, Missouri. Located 3.8 miles (6.1 km) north of Rosepine the mill property was situated on both sides of current US 171. An abandoned cemetery with 24 identifiable graves, among forest trees on a tract of land on the west side of the highway below the W.D. Chip Mill, and a decayed cemetery and sawmill pond on the east side of the highway, is all that remains of the town.[16]
Omega, Madison Parish: Located off US 65, northeast of Talla Bena, on Omega road.
Palmers Mill, Sabine Parish: Located between Converse and Zwolle.
"Composite map of all railroads in the Long Leaf area from 1905 to present" and historic sawmill towns
1906 KCS map
Louisiana Logging Railroads and Mill Equipment, 1917 (Southern Lumberman Saw Mill Directory) Old sawmill towns
Red River and Gulf Railroad
The Red River and Gulf Railroad later the Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP) then Union Pacific Railroad (UP) ran from Longleaf (Long Leaf) Junction to Forest Hill, Holdup, Togo, and then LeCompte on the Texas & Pacific Railroad (later MP then UP). Southeast the line ran from Longleaf: Louisiana Junction, Audebert, Cocodrie, Causey, and ending at the Rock Island in Mederain. To the northeast from Longleaf: The RR&G went to Big Cut, Melder, Bliss, Elmelhine, Lewiston, Walding, Stille, Hood, Comrade, Mathis, Hutton, Alco, Dusenbury, and ending in Kurthwood.[22]
^Red River and Gulf Railroad- Retrieved 2017-12-03
January 29, 2023
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This is an incomplete List of ghost towns in Louisiana Also includes old sawmill towns Albany Caddo Parish Alco Vernon Parish Sawmill town Longleaf area on LA 465 east of La 117 1 Alma Pointe Coupee Parish Alsatia East Carroll Parish Located on US 65 Anchor Pointe Coupee Parish Ansley Jackson Parish Ashmore Rapides Parish Sawmill town west of Glenmora on Ashmore road 2 Atchafalaya St Martin Parish Atherton East Carroll Parish Located on US 65 north of Transylvania Barham Vernon Parish Sawmill town south of Hornbeck on Highway 171 The town was founded when the sawmill of W R Pickering began operation 3 Bayou Chene St Martin Parish Benson DeSoto Parish On the KCS line and hwy 171 south of Mansfield and north of Converse Blanche Rapides Parish Sawmill town Bon Ami Beauregard Parish South of Deridder Burrwood Plaquemines Parish Carson Beauregard Parish Sawmill town founded in 1901 by Central Coal and Coke Company of Kansas City Located 5 miles 8 0 km south of DeRidder on LA 27 Chasmore Vernon Parish Sawmill town located east of Rosepine off Churchman road 4 Cheniere Caminada Jefferson Parish Destroyed during the 1893 Cheniere Caminada hurricane Cheneyville Rapides Parish Southeast of Alexandria Christie Sabine Pariah South of Florien on the KCS line and Christie and Eastern Railroad spur to Peason Cooper Vernon Parish Between Leesville and Pickering at Hwy 171 and Cooper Church Road East Krotz Springs Pointe Coupee Parish Elliot City Pointe Coupee Parish False River Pointe Coupee Parish Fazendeville St Bernard Parish Fisher Sabine Parish Sawmill town north of Florien Boise Cascade bought the mill in 1966 and sold many of the buildings to residents In 1976 the village started the Fisher Sawmill Days 5 6 Forbin Caddo Parish South of Shreveport Frenier St John the Baptist Parish Frierson DeSoto Parish Gandy Sabine Parish South of Florien on Highway 171 7 Good Hope St Charles Parish Grimes East Carroll Parish Located on US 65 south of Transylvania Hawthorn Vernon Parish North of Leesville off U S Route 171 on Hawthorn road on KCS line 8 Holdup Rapides Parish Sawmill town between Forest Hill and Lecompte Hollingworth DeSoto Parish North of Mansfield Hollybrook East Carroll Parish Located on US 65 south of Lake Providence Houston or Houston River Calcasieu Parish On the KCS line between Dequincy and Lake Charles on Louisiana Highway 27 as shown on the 1906 KCS map Hutton Vernon Parish Sawmill town between Alco and Seiper on La 465 9 Kingston DeSoto Parish Kurthwood Vernon Parish Sawmill town north of Leesville just off LA 117 on La 465 east of historic Alco 10 La Balize Plaquemines Parish Lecompte Rapides Parish Sawmill town and location of the Pegram Plantation House Laurel Valley Village Lafourche Parish 11 Lockport Junction Calcasieu Parish On the KCS line between Lake Charles and DeQuincy on hwy 27 Longleaf or Long Leaf Rapides Parish Sawmill town that includes the 57 acres 23 ha Southern Forest Heritage Museum 12 13 Located on LA 497 that parallels U S 165 between Glenmora and Forest Hill 14 Longville Beauregard Parish Sawmill town Loring Sabine Parish Located on the KCS line between Zwolle and Many on Hwy 171 McNary Rapides Parish Sawmill town on LA 497 Borders the city limits of Glenmora 15 Meridian Evangeline Parish Sawmill town Morrisonville Iberville Parish Morrows Rapides Parish Southeast of Alexandria Neame Vernon Parish previously known as Keith Sawmill town that resulted from the building of a sawmill by the Central Coal amp Coke Company of Kansas City Missouri Located 3 8 miles 6 1 km north of Rosepine the mill property was situated on both sides of current US 171 An abandoned cemetery with 24 identifiable graves among forest trees on a tract of land on the west side of the highway below the W D Chip Mill and a decayed cemetery and sawmill pond on the east side of the highway is all that remains of the town 16 Omega Madison Parish Located off US 65 northeast of Talla Bena on Omega road Palmers Mill Sabine Parish Located between Converse and Zwolle Pawnee Allen Parish Sawmill town 5 5 miles NNE of Oakdale on U S Route 165 17 Peason Sabine Parish Sawmill town located on LA 118 north of Peason Ridge Wildlife Management Area 18 19 20 Pickering Vernon Parish On the KCS line south of Leesville at the intersection of Louisiana hwy 10 Founded and named after W R Pickering Pitkin Vernon Parish Red River Landing Pointe Coupee Parish Roosevelt East Carroll Parish On US 65 south of Transylvania Ruddock St John the Baptist Seiper Rapides Parish Sawmill town located on LA 465 21 Sherburne Pointe Coupee Parish Sondheimer East Carroll Parish Talla Bena East Carroll Parish Southeast of Sondheimer on US 65 and on the Delta Southern Railroad Taft St Charles Parish Torras Pointe Coupee Parish Turner Calcasieu Parish On the KCS line between DeQuincy and Lake Charles on LA 27 Victoria Natchitoches Parish Ward Allen Parish Sawmill town Waterloo Pointe Coupee ParishGeneral references Edit Composite map of all railroads in the Long Leaf area from 1905 to present and historic sawmill towns 1906 KCS map Louisiana Logging Railroads and Mill Equipment 1917 Southern Lumberman Saw Mill Directory Old sawmill townsRed River and Gulf Railroad Edit The Red River and Gulf Railroad later the Missouri Pacific Railroad MP then Union Pacific Railroad UP ran from Longleaf Long Leaf Junction to Forest Hill Holdup Togo and then LeCompte on the Texas amp Pacific Railroad later MP then UP Southeast the line ran from Longleaf Louisiana Junction Audebert Cocodrie Causey and ending at the Rock Island in Mederain To the northeast from Longleaf The RR amp G went to Big Cut Melder Bliss Elmelhine Lewiston Walding Stille Hood Comrade Mathis Hutton Alco Dusenbury and ending in Kurthwood 22 Notes and references Edit Alco Google maps Ashmore Barham Retrieved 2017 12 03 Chasmore Retrieved 2017 12 03 Google books The Pelican Guide to Louisiana by Sternberg Mary Ann pp 48 Retrieved 2017 12 03 Fisher Sawmill Days Retrieved 2017 12 03 Gandy Retrieved 2017 12 03 Google Maps Hawthorn Retrieved 2017 12 03 Hutton Retrieved 2017 12 03 Kurthwood Retrieved 2017 12 03 Laurel Valley Village Retrieved 2017 12 03 Dead link Archived 2013 10 29 at the Wayback Machine Local Lagacies Southern Forest Heritage Museum Retrieved 2017 12 03 Haunted Nation Longleaf Longleaf Retrieved 2017 12 03 Google maps McNary Neame Archive of 1912 American Lumber Register Retrieved 2018 11 28 Pawnee Retrieved 2017 12 03 SFASU Heritage Center Peavy Wilson Lumber Company of Peason US War Archives Peason SFASU Heritage Center The Battle of Mount Carmel Retrieved 2017 12 03 Google maps Seiper Retrieved 2017 12 03 Red River and Gulf Railroad Retrieved 2017 12 03 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of ghost towns in Louisiana amp oldid 1109350378, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
