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Chatham Louisiana Map

Explore Chatham, Louisiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Chatham, Louisiana

How to Use This Chatham, Louisiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chatham, Louisiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Louisiana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Chatham.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Chatham
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Jackson Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	32.306264
Longitude	-92.450422
Population	491
Density	191.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71226
Area Code	318
School District	Jackson Parish School District

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About Chatham, Louisiana

Chatham is a locality in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 491. The population density is 191.9 people per km². Chatham is located at 32.3063°N, 92.4504°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Chatham is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71226.

Chatham unfolds across a landscape defined by the persistent, quiet movement of Edwards Branch, which carves its path through the damp, fertile earth. It lies 18.6 miles southeast of Ruston, LA (from Ruston, LA: bearing 144°T), and is situated 16.2 miles east-northeast of Jonesboro. The terrain remains low and steady, a tapestry of dense woodlands and open clearings that catch the amber light of late afternoon, casting long, soft shadows across the floor of the Jackson Parish Game And Fish Preserve. Chatham Lake sits at the center of this environment, its surface often mirroring the heavy, humid sky and the thick canopy of trees that press close to the water’s edge. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of Snake Ridge suggests a rugged world far removed from the immediate, measured pace of these inland woods.

Agriculture and the rhythms of the land have long dictated the pulse of life here, grounding the people in the soil and the seasonal cycles of the timber industry. History remains visible in the quiet endurance of the local infrastructure, which grew from the necessity of navigating the dense, inland forests and the winding course of Edwards Branch. Life in Chatham moves with a deliberate, unforced cadence, shaped by the heat that settles over the Jackson Parish Game And Fish Preserve and the deep, silent stillness that rises from Chatham Lake as evening approaches. The economy remains tethered to the quiet labor of the region, where the work of the day is measured not by the ticking of a clock, but by the slow, natural transformation of the landscape under the southern sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jackson Parish Game And Fish Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 012° N
Caney Creek Lake State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 228° SW
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 15.1 mi, 022° N
I-20 Rest Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.4 mi, 001° N
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 16.8 mi, 150° SE
Vardie Parsons Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 040° NE
Mirrored Image (Public Artwork) — 18.8 mi, 325° NW
Steel Gurder Trainer (Monument) — 19.0 mi, 323° NW
Steam Engine (Monument) — 19.0 mi, 323° NW
Gilbert Center (Arts Centre) — 19.0 mi, 325° NW
Howard Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.1 mi, 323° NW
Lincoln Parish Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 325° NW
Ouachita Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.4 mi, 079° E
D 'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.3 mi, 034° NE · 35k acres
Mascur Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 057° NE
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 23.9 mi, 241° SW · 607k acres
Brown Auditorium (Theatre) — 26.7 mi, 055° NE
Earl K Long Memorial Grave (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 202° S
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.7 mi, 050° NE · 7,281 acres
Saline Bayou, Louisiana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 30.1 mi, 243° SW · 6,090 acres
Alligator Park (Nature Reserve) — 52.9 mi, 231° SW
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 53.1 mi, 225° SW
Camp LIvingston Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 59.3 mi, 176° S
Camp Livingston HQ (Historic Ruins) — 59.6 mi, 176° S
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 62.5 mi, 209° SW · 8,701 acres
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 62.7 mi, 089° E
Coyote Camp Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 64.7 mi, 213° SW
Poverty Point World Heritage Site (Museum) — 65.2 mi, 069° E
Louisiana History Museum (Museum) — 68.9 mi, 180° S
Krewe of Gemini (Arts Centre) — 75.6 mi, 282° W

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