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Cotton Valley Louisiana Map

Explore Cotton Valley, 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 Cotton Valley, Louisiana

How to Use This Cotton Valley, Louisiana Map

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

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	Cotton Valley
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Webster Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	32.819309
Longitude	-93.417672
Population	787
Density	115.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71018
Area Code	318
School District	Webster Parish School District

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About Cotton Valley, Louisiana

Cotton Valley is a locality in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 787. The population density is 115.4 people per km². Cotton Valley is located at 32.8193°N, 93.4177°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cotton Valley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71018.

Cotton Valley rests upon the low, iron-rich earth of northern Louisiana, where the horizon stretches across a flat expanse of pine flatwoods and open fields. It lies 16.0 miles north-northwest of Minden, LA (from Minden, LA: bearing 332°T), and is situated 13.2 miles south-southeast of Springhill. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to suspend the afternoon in a golden, static haze, especially as the light begins to fail over the distant rise of Big Mound. French Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil just a mile away, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish grace that mirrors the pace of the landscape. Not far from the main thoroughfare, the surface of Coile Pond remains undisturbed, reflecting the dense, verdant canopy of the surrounding hardwoods that define the physical character of the region.

Cotton Valley maintains a quiet connection to its past, where the remnants of a once-thriving agricultural legacy still linger in the texture of the soil and the arrangement of the land. The economy has long shifted from the intensive cultivation of the fields to a more measured existence, though the influence of the earth remains the primary architect of daily life. Residents find a respite in the protected reaches of Bayou Dorcheat, a SCA that offers a glimpse into the wild, tangled beauty of the local ecosystem. Cotton Valley moves with the cyclical cadence of the seasons, unbothered by the frantic pulse of larger centers, content to observe the slow, deliberate transition of shadows across the pines.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bayou Dorcheat (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 062° NE
Dorcheat Bayou Megasite (Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 009° N
Dorcheat Bayou Megasite Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 020° N
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 9.3 mi, 135° SE · 607k acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 10.7 mi, 306° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 12.3 mi, 347° N
Baseball Kid (Public Artwork) — 15.6 mi, 152° SE
Germantown Colony (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 150° SE
Veterans of Foreign War Plaque (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 151° SE
Webster Parish Bell Tower (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 152° SE
Fillmore Interstate 20 Rest Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.0 mi, 191° S
Lafayette Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.4 mi, 337° NW
Lake Bistineau State Park (State Park) — 24.7 mi, 173° S
Hay Ride (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 251° W
Krewe of Gemini (Arts Centre) — 26.7 mi, 221° SW
Mardi Gras Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 221° SW
Derelict Tram (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 222° SW
Shreveport Aquarium (Aquarium) — 28.2 mi, 222° SW
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 222° SW
Old Railroad Equitment (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 222° SW
Track Speeder (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 224° SW
Lake Claiborne State Park (State Park) — 29.1 mi, 102° E
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.5 mi, 209° SW · 30k acres
Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.9 mi, 256° W · 15k acres
Performing Arts Center (PAC) (Arts Centre) — 40.9 mi, 319° NW
Howard Auditorium (Theatre) — 49.2 mi, 114° SE
Lincoln Parish Museum (Museum) — 49.4 mi, 113° SE
Chimp Haven (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 49.6 mi, 218° SW
Texas History Museum (Museum) — 54.1 mi, 266° W
Jefferson Playhouse (Theatre) — 54.2 mi, 266° W

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