Abandoned Record
About Peason
Peason is a small populated community and sawmill ghost town located on Louisiana highway 118 approximately 8.7 miles (14.0 km) east of Hornbeck, and the sawmill ghost town of Sandel, in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. The Peavy Wilson mill ran from 1918 to 1929 before being transported to Florida.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Peason, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Peason is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Peason
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1942 Florien sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1944 Florien sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Alexandria sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Peason sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Florien sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Alexandria sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Leesville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1998 Peason sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Peason, Louisiana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q65069739.
- USGS GNIS 541162.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).