Cheneyville Louisiana Map

About Cheneyville, Louisiana

Cheneyville is a locality in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 468. The population density is 177.9 people per km². Cheneyville is located at 31.0149°N, 92.2874°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cheneyville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71325.

Cheneyville unfolds across a flat, fertile expanse where the humid air hangs heavy and still, pressing against the broad leaves of agricultural fields. It lies 22.5 miles south-southeast of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 155°T), and is situated 7.5 miles northwest of Bunkie. Bayou Boeuf carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its dark water reflecting the shifting gray and amber tones of the sky. To the west, the subtle rise of Les Grandes Côtes breaks the horizon, while the proximity of the Acadiana Conservation Corridor offers a quiet sanctuary for the native flora that defines this low-lying terrain. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, thick quality, turning the dust motes into suspended gold before the shadows lengthen across the silty soil.

Cheneyville carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, its identity deeply rooted in the cultivation of the surrounding plains. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the earth, where the seasonal rhythms of planting and harvest dictate the pace of life far more than the ticking of a clock. While Tiger Lake waits seven miles away as a shallow, quiet basin, the daily labor of the people remains centered on the fields and the small, enduring structures that mark the passage of generations. The presence of Alexander State Forest, miles to the north, serves as a distant, wooded anchor, reminding those who dwell here that they occupy a space defined by the patient, unadorned endurance of the inland plains.

About This Cheneyville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cheneyville, Louisiana. Coordinates: 31.014913, -92.287352. 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 Cheneyville includes the ZIP code (71325), telephone area code (318), county seat of Rapides Parish, and school district assignment (Rapides 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.