Richmond
Former parish seat moved due to flooding
State: Louisiana
County: Madison Parish
Founded: 1831
Abandoned: 1930s
Richmond was the original seat of Madison Parish—but the Mississippi River kept flooding it. Eventually the parish seat moved to drier ground at Tallulah. Richmond declined and was largely abandoned. The river that created it also destroyed it.
Quick Facts
- The river that created it also destroyed it
- Parish seat moved due to repeated flooding
- Typical Mississippi River ghost town pattern
- Cotton port that couldn't survive the floods
Location
Address: Madison Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates: 32.3331, -91.4917