Frenier Ghost Town

St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana30.1075, -90.4267

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
3.9 miLaplace, LA
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
6.7 miRuddock
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Frenier. No free-licensed photo yet.

Frenier, in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miKennerDestrehanHahnvilleNorcoFrenier
  • National Park Service
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Frenier. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Laplace, LA, about 3.9 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Kenner, LA, 12 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Ruddock6.7 mi north
  2. Good Hope8.2 mi south
  3. Fazendeville28 mi southeast
  4. Galveztown32 mi northwest
  5. Logtown50 mi east
  6. Gainesville50 mi east
  7. Morrisonville50 mi west
  8. Napoleon50 mi east

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°6243Jan6747Feb7252Mar7958Apr8566May8973Jun9275Jul9275Aug8871Sep8161Oct7151Nov6546DecJan: 5.9 inFeb: 4.4 inMar: 4.9 inApr: 5.5 inMay: 5.8 inJun: 8.6 inJul: 7.1 inAug: 5.7 inSep: 5.8 inOct: 4.1 inNov: 4.3 inDec: 5.0 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Reserve. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Reserve station (USC00167767), 9.8 miles away. About 67.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationSt. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates30.10750, -90.42667
Also known asFrenier, Louisiana
SourcesWikidata Q99771731 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Frenier ghost town?

In St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, at 30.1075, -90.4267. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Laplace, LA, about 3.9 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Kenner, LA, 12 miles away.

Can you visit Frenier?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Frenier?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Reserve. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Frenier?

Yes. Ruddock (6.7 mi), Good Hope (8.2 mi), Fazendeville (28 mi), Galveztown (32 mi).

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