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Creola Louisiana Map

Explore Creola, 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 Creola, Louisiana

How to Use This Creola, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	31.426946
Longitude	-92.480966
Population	242
Density	227.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71423
Area Code	318
School District	Grant Parish School District

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About Creola, Louisiana

Creola is a locality in Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 242. The population density is 227.9 people per km². Creola is located at 31.4269°N, 92.4810°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Creola is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71423.

Creola endures as a quiet convergence of pine-shadowed earth and the persistent, low-slung hum of the inland woods. It lies 11.3 miles north-northwest of Pineville, LA (from Pineville, LA: bearing 338°T), and is situated 6.8 miles northwest of Ball. Moccasin Branch carves its path through the loam just a short distance away, drawing a dark, narrow ribbon through the undergrowth that marks the pulse of the local geography. To the horizon, the land tilts toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Backbone Ridge, while the dense, resinous expanse of Kisatchie National Forest presses against the outskirts, defining the limits of the clearing. The air here holds a heavy, static weight, particularly as the sun begins to fail and the light turns the color of bruised plums, settling into the hollows of the landscape like water in a basin.

Creola maintains a pace dictated by the long-standing rhythms of timber harvesting and the quiet labor of those who work the inland soil. While Kisatchie Lake sits only four miles to the north, the focus of the locality remains tethered to the forest floor and the thick, stubborn growth that defines this corner of the state. History here is written in the slow reclamation of the land by pine and scrub, leaving behind the faint, rusted echoes of earlier industry amidst the modern silence. Life moves in a measured, deliberate cadence, far removed from the frantic motion of the south, existing instead in the stillness of the trees and the persistent, quiet endurance of the people who remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 1.4 mi, 013° N · 607k acres
Walking Trail Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 108° E
Ward 10 Recreation District (Local Recreation) — 4.9 mi, 128° SE
Camp LIvingston Gas Chamber (Historic Ruins) — 5.8 mi, 084° E
Camp Livingston Bowling Area & Tennis Courts (Historic Ruins) — 6.0 mi, 080° E
Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 168° S
Louisiana History Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 165° S
Big Creek (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 034° NE
Camp Beauregard Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 090° E
Bayou Beouf Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 11.8 mi, 206° SW · 995 acres
Bayou Beouf Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 14.6 mi, 193° S
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 14.6 mi, 039° NE
White supremacy monument (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 295° NW
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.1 mi, 294° NW · 30k acres
Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.1 mi, 353° N · 88k acres
Moon Tree (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 214° SW
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.3 mi, 276° W · 8,701 acres
Southern Forest Heritage Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 189° S
Paragon Cinema (Cinema) — 33.2 mi, 132° SE
Coyote Camp Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 34.1 mi, 281° W
Eark K Long Memorial Statue (Monument) — 35.7 mi, 346° N
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 42.4 mi, 303° NW
Cane River Gallery (Public Artwork) — 42.4 mi, 303° NW
Alligator Park (Nature Reserve) — 48.1 mi, 305° NW
Longleaf Scenic Area (Nature Reserve) — 48.4 mi, 233° SW
Fort Polk Military Museum (Museum) — 50.7 mi, 239° SW
Street of Dreams Studios (Gallery) — 59.2 mi, 219° SW
Town of Washington Museum (Museum) — 61.4 mi, 156° SE
Real Art DeRidder (Gallery) — 62.3 mi, 230° SW
Beauregard Parish Jail (Attraction) — 62.4 mi, 230° SW

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