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Downsville Louisiana Map

Explore Downsville, 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 Downsville, Louisiana

How to Use This Downsville, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	32.626811
Longitude	-92.41431
Population	120
Density	62.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71234
Area Code	318
School District	Union Parish School District

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About Downsville, Louisiana

Downsville is a locality in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 120. The population density is 62.3 people per km². Downsville is located at 32.6268°N, 92.4143°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Downsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71234.

Downsville emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed woodland of northern Louisiana like a quiet clearing in a vast, verdant expanse. It lies 14.9 miles east-northeast of Ruston, LA (from Ruston, LA: bearing 61°T), and is situated 19.0 miles west-northwest of Monroe. The landscape here is defined by a slow, deliberate cadence, where the earth hums with the respiration of towering timber and the moisture of a humid, heavy sky. A mile to the west, the dark, tannin-stained waters of Mill Creek carve a meandering path through the loamy soil, providing a cool, rhythmic pulse to the local geography. While the distant, hazy silhouette of Potato Patch Ridge looms far beyond the horizon, the immediate terrain remains intimate, characterized by undulating forest floors and the sudden, expansive stillness of Bayou D'Arbonne Lake just a short journey to the north. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the dust motes that hang suspended in the humid air, marking the passage of hours in a place where time seems to pool rather than flow.

Downsville retains the quiet dignity of a settlement built upon the cycles of the land, where the local economy has long been tethered to the timber industry and the careful husbandry of the surrounding soil. The presence of the Division Of State Lands nearby preserves a necessary wildness, ensuring that the intersection of human endeavor and the natural world remains balanced and protected. Generations have cultivated a life here that favors the steady labor of the field and the forest over the clamor of industrial expansion, creating a culture defined by self-reliance and an understated, persistent vitality. Even as the modern world encroaches, the rhythm of Downsville persists through the turning of the seasons and the simple, enduring architecture of homes tucked away beneath the boughs of ancient oaks. It is a place that demands a patient eye, rewarding those who notice how the late afternoon light turns the pine straw to copper and how the evening air cools with the heavy, sweet scent of damp earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 170° S
I-20 Rest Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 195° S
D'arbonne Bayou (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 037° NE
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 8.2 mi, 153° SE
D 'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.2 mi, 078° E · 35k acres
Old Lake D'arbonne State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 360° N
Middle Fork Of Bayou D'arbonne (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 311° NW
New Lake D'arbonne State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 342° N
Lincoln Parish Park (Local Park) — 11.4 mi, 256° W
Gilbert Center (Arts Centre) — 14.7 mi, 243° SW
Mirrored Image (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 242° SW
Steam Engine (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 243° SW
Steel Gurder Trainer (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 243° SW
Howard Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 243° SW
Mascur Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 118° SE
Brown Auditorium (Theatre) — 21.0 mi, 109° E
Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.5 mi, 065° NE · 109k acres
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 25.0 mi, 314° NW · 607k acres
Bonnie & Clyde Death Spot (Monument) — 41.5 mi, 252° W
Saline Bayou, Louisiana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 44.9 mi, 222° SW · 6,090 acres
Poverty Point World Heritage Site (Museum) — 58.8 mi, 089° E
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 64.1 mi, 109° E
Alligator Park (Nature Reserve) — 70.2 mi, 218° SW
McCollum-Chidester House Museum (Museum) — 70.7 mi, 340° N
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 71.7 mi, 213° SW
Krewe of Gemini (Arts Centre) — 76.3 mi, 265° W
Mardi Gras Museum (Museum) — 76.4 mi, 265° W
Derelict Tram (Attraction) — 77.7 mi, 265° W
Shreveport Aquarium (Aquarium) — 77.8 mi, 265° W
Old Railroad Equitment (Attraction) — 77.9 mi, 264° W

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