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Cottonport Louisiana Map

Explore Cottonport, 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 Cottonport, Louisiana

How to Use This Cottonport, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	30.984079
Longitude	-92.053456
Population	2,023
Density	389.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71327
Area Code	318
School District	Avoyelles Parish School District

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About Cottonport, Louisiana

Cottonport is a locality in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,023. The population density is 389.6 people per km². Cottonport is located at 30.9841°N, 92.0535°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cottonport is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71327.

Cottonport occupies a flat, sun-drenched expanse of the Louisiana alluvial plain where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a heavy, humid sky. It lies 31.2 miles north of Opelousas, LA (from Opelousas, LA: bearing 3°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south of Marksville. Bayou Rouge carves a slow, serpentine path directly past the settlement, its dark water reflecting the overarching canopy of oaks and the persistent, golden glare of the afternoon sun. To the north, the land rises subtly toward the distant, rolling elevation of Les Grandes Côtes, while the moisture-rich soil holds the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves. Residents find a quiet refuge within the bounds of Sarah Ann Williams Memorial Park, a green space that anchors the center of the locality and offers a place for the stillness of the day to settle. Beyond the immediate clearing, the low-lying terrain gives way to the marshy periphery of Boggy Lake, where the air grows thick with the hum of insects and the stillness of standing water.

Cottonport carries the weight of a long agricultural heritage, its identity forged in the furrows of fields that once defined the regional economy through the intensive cultivation of cotton and later, a transition into diverse row crops. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the seasons of planting and harvest, a slow, deliberate pace that honors the labor of those who broke this ground generations ago. While the bustle of larger commerce has largely bypassed these quiet roads, the influence of Cajun and Creole traditions remains embedded in the local vernacular and the shared meals that bring the people together. History lingers in the frame of older structures and the way the light catches the dust on a porch at dusk, marking a place where the past does not vanish but merely softens into the present. Every turn toward the expansive Prairie Du Bayou Rouge reinforces the sense that Cottonport exists as a deliberate, enduring point on the map, indifferent to the frantic speed of the world beyond its fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sarah Ann Williams Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 189° S
Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 143° SE
Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 032° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 256° W
Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.4 mi, 335° NW · 12k acres
Paragon Cinema (Cinema) — 8.5 mi, 357° N
Pomme De Terre Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 073° E
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 11.4 mi, 319° NW
Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.2 mi, 038° NE · 35k acres
Chicot State Park District II (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 230° SW
Town of Washington Museum (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 180° S
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 28.3 mi, 283° W · 607k acres
Southern Forest Heritage Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 273° W
Fireman's Museum (Museum) — 31.2 mi, 183° S
Jim Bowie Museum (Museum) — 31.3 mi, 182° S
Louisiana History Museum (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 314° NW
The Indians (Monument) — 32.7 mi, 222° SW
Camp Livingston: POW Camp (Historic Ruins) — 35.7 mi, 328° NW
Camp Livingston Pool (Historic Ruins) — 36.7 mi, 330° NW
Moon Tree (Monument) — 39.3 mi, 290° W
Boho (Gallery) — 39.5 mi, 181° S
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 40.2 mi, 213° SW
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 40.2 mi, 213° SW
“the Sky’s the Limit” Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 42.0 mi, 213° SW
Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 46.2 mi, 063° NE · 192k acres
Six String Music Stage (Theatre) — 47.5 mi, 163° S
82nd Airborne Division Memorial (Monument) — 48.6 mi, 156° SE
Mcgees swamp tour (Attraction) — 50.0 mi, 160° S
Evangeline Maid Bread Sign (Attraction) — 52.1 mi, 178° S
Cité des Arts (Theatre) — 52.3 mi, 178° S

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