Ashland Louisiana Map

About Ashland, Louisiana

Ashland is a locality in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 194. The population density is 2.8 people per km². Ashland is located at 32.1204°N, 93.1125°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ashland is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 71366, 70363, 71002.

Ashland emerges from the dense, humid lowlands of northern Louisiana as a quiet intersection of timbered corridors and sun-drenched clearings. It lies 56.3 miles southeast of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 131°T), and is situated 28.6 miles north of Natchez. The horizon here is defined not by the drama of peaks, but by the subtle, persistent presence of Independent Ridge twelve miles to the distance, a blue-gray silhouette that anchors the view against an expansive sky. Within the immediate vicinity, the landscape is dictated by the slow, deliberate movement of Crooked Bayou, which carves a serpentine path through the earth just a mile from the center of Ashland. Nearby, the still, reflective surface of Levi Lake provides a point of stillness, its margins softened by the encroaching reach of wild grasses and the heavy, humid air that settles over the region like a damp wool blanket.

The rhythm of life in Ashland remains tethered to the land, reflecting a history rooted in the extraction of timber and the patient cultivation of the surrounding soil. Economic activity finds its pulse in the forestry and agricultural traditions that have long sustained the families living among the piney woods, while the proximity of the Buckhorn Wildlife Management Area ensures that the wilder character of the terrain remains preserved, shielding the ecosystem from the encroachment of modern development. A decade of travel through these roads reveals a quietude that persists even as the seasons shift, with the heat of the afternoon sun drawing the scent of pine needles and damp earth from the ground. Residents navigate the days with a measured pace, observing the changing light as it filters through the canopy, illuminating the quiet persistence of a place that values the steady, unspoken habits of its own geography.

About This Ashland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ashland, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.120379, -93.11254. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Ashland includes the ZIP code (71366, 70363, 71002), telephone area code (985, 318), county seat of Tensas Parish, and school district assignment (Natchitoches Parish School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.