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Clayton Louisiana Map

Explore Clayton, 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 Clayton, Louisiana

How to Use This Clayton, Louisiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Clayton, 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 Clayton.

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	Clayton
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Concordia Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.722665
Longitude	-91.543176
Population	584
Density	142.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71326
Area Code	318
School District	Concordia Parish School District

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About Clayton, Louisiana

Clayton is a locality in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 584. The population density is 142.5 people per km². Clayton is located at 31.7227°N, 91.5432°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71326.

Clayton holds its place upon the flat, alluvial earth where the Tensas River carves a slow, deliberate path through the dense vegetation of the Louisiana interior. It lies 13.9 miles northwest of Natchez, MS (from Natchez, MS: bearing 324°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north of Ferriday. The air here often thickens with a humid, golden light that seems to stall the afternoon, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant and hazy rise of the Petit Gulf Hills. Only three miles away, the quiet surface of Fletchers Lake mirrors the heavy sky, providing a dark, still contrast to the persistent movement of the river nearby. The landscape remains defined by this intersection of water and soil, where the woodland gives way to patches of open ground that have been worked by hand and machine for generations.

Clayton emerged from the rhythms of an agrarian economy, built upon the deep, dark loam that once fueled the regional output of cotton and timber. The life of the residents remains tethered to these seasonal cycles, a heritage that lingers in the weathered wooden structures and the quiet persistence of the local trade. Seven miles out, the grounds of Fort Bowie Park offer a preserved space of relative stillness, a reminder of the historical currents that have shaped this corner of the parish. Life in Clayton moves with a deliberate, unforced cadence, favoring the slow accumulation of history over the frantic pace of more crowded locales, leaving the days to unfold with a predictable and steady grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.1 mi, 174° S
Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.6 mi, 202° S · 30k acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 9.4 mi, 289° W
Concordia Recreation Park (Local Park) — 10.7 mi, 158° S
Sicily Island Hills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 303° NW
Vidalia Riverfront Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 146° SE
Fort Rosalie (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 146° SE
Ken Beesley, Sr. Field (Stadium) — 14.3 mi, 142° SE
Martin Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 14.5 mi, 145° SE
Forks of the Road (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 141° SE
St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.3 mi, 166° S · 49k acres
Melrose (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 143° SE
Grand Village of the Natchez (Historic Ruins) — 16.8 mi, 145° SE
Boeuf Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 306° NW
Elizabeth Female Academy (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 125° SE
Emerald Mound (Historic Ruins) — 18.4 mi, 109° E
Natchez State Park (State Park) — 19.6 mi, 113° SE
Lake Bruin State Park (State Park) — 25.7 mi, 051° NE
Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 26.5 mi, 133° SE · 192k acres
Irwin Russell Memorial Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 064° NE
Sunken Trace (Attraction) — 38.5 mi, 063° NE
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 42.2 mi, 013° N
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 47.0 mi, 251° W · 607k acres
Paragon Cinema (Cinema) — 52.4 mi, 216° SW
Grant's Canal (Monument) — 54.6 mi, 041° NE
South Fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 55.7 mi, 042° NE
Mississippi River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 56.0 mi, 042° NE
Virginia Memorial (Monument) — 56.4 mi, 043° NE
Lower Mississippi River Museum (Museum) — 58.3 mi, 041° NE

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