Cotton Valley, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Cotton Valley, Webster Parish.
| 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 | 701 |
| Density | 104.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Cotton Valley is a locality in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 701. The population density is 104.3 people per km². Cotton Valley is located at 32.8193°N, 93.4177°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71018.
Cotton Valley rests in a soft embrace of Louisiana's rolling terrain, where the air, especially in the humid afternoons, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant whisper of pine needles. It lies 27.8 miles north-east of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 41°T), and is situated 5.4 miles south-south-east of Sarepta. The landscape here is a gentle undulation, a tapestry of fields that stretch towards the horizon, often interrupted by stands of mature trees that cast long, shifting shadows in the late afternoon sun. The character of Cotton Valley is that of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the rhythm of life, and the sky, vast and often a breathtaking canvas of bruised purples and fiery oranges at dusk, feels like a benevolent, ever-present witness to the day’s simple unfolding. The roots of Cotton Valley run deep into the agricultural past of this region, a history intrinsically tied to the very crop that gives it its name, though the economic landscape has diversified over the years. While cotton once dominated, the soil now yields a more varied harvest, reflecting a persistent ingenuity in adapting to changing times. This locality carries the quiet hum of industries that have sustained its people, a testament to the enduring spirit that has shaped its development. There are no grand pronouncements here, no towering monuments, but rather a palpable sense of continuity, a feeling that each weathered fence post and every well-trodden path holds a story, a silent narrative of generations who have called Cotton Valley home.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Cotton Valley, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Cotton Valley and Webster Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Cotton Valley is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Cotton Valley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |