Belcher, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Belcher, Caddo Parish.
| City | Belcher |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | Caddo Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.748754 |
| Longitude | -93.832958 |
| Population | 204 |
| Density | 64.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Belcher is a locality in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 204. The population density is 64.0 people per km². Belcher is located at 32.7488°N, 93.8330°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71004.
Belcher rests in a quiet pocket of Caddo Parish, its landscape a gentle unfolding of pine-dotted hills and meandering creeks that feed into the broader Red River basin. It lies 16.2 miles north-north-west of Shreveport, LA (from Shreveport, LA: bearing 343°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north-west of Benton. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of late afternoon, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and the sweet, faint perfume of honeysuckle clinging to weathered fences. Beneath the broad, often cloud-streaked skies, the terrain itself suggests a patient sculpting, with shallow ravines and broad, sun-drenched clearings where the light lingers a little longer before surrendering to dusk. The character of Belcher is one of understated persistence, a place where the natural world holds sway, its rhythms dictating the slow unfolding of days. The history of Belcher is intertwined with the rich alluvial soil that has long drawn those seeking sustenance from the land, a legacy of cotton fields and small farms that still mark the periphery of the settlement. While larger industries have passed through or bypassed this locale, the heart of Belcher's economy has often been tied to the earth – to timber harvested from the surrounding forests and to the quiet resilience of family-owned businesses. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist hubs here, but rather a palpable sense of a place that has known generations of its own people, each leaving an invisible imprint on its unhurried cadence. The distinctive quality of Belcher lies in this very lack of ostentation, in the quiet hum of a life lived close to the land, where the passing of seasons feels more significant than the hurried march of progress.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Belcher, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Belcher and Caddo Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Belcher is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Belcher is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |