Collinston Louisiana Map

About Collinston, Louisiana

Collinston is a locality in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 347. The population density is 80.2 people per km². Collinston is located at 32.6910°N, 91.8718°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71229.

Collinston rests in the fertile embrace of Morehouse Parish, where the land unfolds in a gentle, green tapestry of fields and ancient oaks. It lies 19.1 miles north-east of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 49°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south of Bastrop. The air here carries the humid, sweet scent of ripening crops, a perfume that mingles with the cool, damp breath rising from the bayous that thread through the landscape like silver veins. Sunlight, when it finds a break in the dense canopy, falls in broad, warm shafts, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stillness and casting long, languid shadows across the quiet roads. This is a place where the sky feels vast and a little closer, its pale blue often streaked with the bruised purples and soft oranges of a coming storm, or the brilliant gold of a setting sun that bathes the world in a fleeting, ethereal glow. The history of Collinston is a story whispered by the rustling sugarcane and the slow, deliberate flow of the nearby waterways, places that have shaped its economy and its very soul. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, primarily cotton and sugarcane, the cultivation of which has been the bedrock of life here, drawing sustenance and prosperity from the rich alluvial soil. The rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of Collinston, from the planting and tending to the eventual harvest, a cycle that has bound its people together. Though the world outside may spin at a dizzying pace, Collinston maintains its own measured cadence, a testament to the enduring spirit of a community deeply connected to the land and the quiet traditions that have weathered the passage of time.

About This Collinston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Collinston, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.69097, -91.871794. 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 Collinston and Morehouse Parish.

Detailed location data for Collinston includes the ZIP code (71229), telephone area code (318), county seat of Morehouse Parish, and school district assignment (Morehouse Parish School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Collinston is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.