Atlanta Louisiana Map

About Atlanta, Louisiana

Atlanta is a locality in Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 149. The population density is 53.2 people per km². Atlanta is located at 31.8052°N, 92.7382°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Atlanta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71404.

Atlanta rises from the humid, red-clay earth of the piney woods, where the Redland Creek carves a slow, serpentine path through the landscape. It lies 20.7 miles east of Natchitoches, LA (from Natchitoches, LA: bearing 81°T), and is situated 10.1 miles southwest of Winnfield. The horizon is defined by the subtle, hazy silhouette of Mossy Ridge, while the nearby expanse of Kisatchie National Forest presses close to the edge of the clearing, its dense canopy tempering the afternoon glare. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Old Mill Pond reflects the shifting light of a sky that seems to hold the heavy, still warmth of the interior plains. Here, the air carries the scent of damp pine needles and turned soil, a sensory reminder that Atlanta exists in a quiet pocket of the world far removed from the press of the wider map.

Agriculture and timber have long defined the lifeblood of Atlanta, as the surrounding terrain dictates a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the clock. The proximity to the sprawling, protected reaches of Kisatchie National Forest ensures that the wilderness remains a neighbor, providing a backdrop to the industry of local land management and small-scale trade. History here is written in the patient labor of those who cleared the thickets and worked the soil of the Big Prairie basin, leaving a legacy of resilience that persists in the quietude of the daily routine. The character of Atlanta remains anchored to this cycle, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the rustle of wind through the loblolly pines or the distant, rhythmic hum of a passing truck.

About This Atlanta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Atlanta, Louisiana. Coordinates: 31.805166, -92.738207. 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 Atlanta includes the ZIP code (71404), telephone area code (318), county seat of Winn Parish, and school district assignment (Winn 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.