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Gilliam Louisiana Map

Explore Gilliam, 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 Gilliam, Louisiana

How to Use This Gilliam, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	32.827085
Longitude	-93.845179
Population	123
Density	20.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71029
Area Code	318
School District	Caddo Parish School District

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About Gilliam, Louisiana

Gilliam is a locality in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 123. The population density is 20.1 people per km². Gilliam is located at 32.8271°N, 93.8452°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gilliam is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71029.

Gilliam occupies a flat expanse of northern Caddo Parish where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a wide, unyielding sky. It lies 21.6 miles north-northwest of Shreveport, LA (from Shreveport, LA: bearing 345°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-southeast of Vivian. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, fertile silt of the Red River Valley, a terrain that demands constant attention from those who work its soil. Moisture hangs in the air, gathering in the low-lying basins like Old Bed Simpson Lake and the quiet, shadowed reaches of Black Bayou just two miles away. When the afternoon light slants low, it turns the fields a bruised, deep gold, illuminating the dust that kicks up from the gravel roads and settles upon the leaves of the wild, tangled brush. Five miles to the east, the silhouette of Mount Gilead rises as a modest, stubborn interruption to the otherwise level plains, a silent sentinel watching over the slow, rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest.

Gilliam remains tethered to the patterns of agriculture that have dictated its pace for generations, with the expansive, checkerboard fields of cotton and soybeans forming the primary engine of the local economy. The history of the place is etched in the rusted equipment left at the edges of fallow fields and the weathered architecture of buildings that have survived the humid, creeping rot of the seasons. Residents move through their days with a quiet, deliberate focus, often finding solace in the stillness of the nearby woods or the solitude found near the fringes of Dutch Johns Lake. While the modern world hums along the distant interstate, life in Gilliam retains an older, more patient quality, shaped by the proximity to the natural cycles of growth and decay found in the vicinity of Unknown Park. It is a place where the social fabric is thin but durable, held together by the shared knowledge of the land and the endurance required to inhabit it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Belcher Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 172° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.3 mi, 293° NW
Hay Ride (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 171° S
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 9.1 mi, 263° W
Potter's Point (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 259° W
Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 244° SW
Caddo Black Bayou Fee (Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 317° NW
Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana tri-state marker (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 319° NW
Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.7 mi, 239° SW · 15k acres
SUSLA Sign (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 178° S
Savannah Cemetery (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 275° W
Caddo Lake State Park (State Park) — 20.8 mi, 245° SW
Sulphur River (State Conservation Area) — 21.7 mi, 352° N
Mardi Gras Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 161° S
Krewe of Gemini (Arts Centre) — 21.9 mi, 161° S
Track Speeder (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 167° S
Snow Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 22.1 mi, 164° S
Shreveport Aquarium (Aquarium) — 22.3 mi, 165° S
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 165° S
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.7 mi, 159° S · 30k acres
C. Bickham Dickson Park - In Bossier Ph. (State Park) — 27.7 mi, 163° S
Texas History Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 260° W
Jefferson Playhouse (Theatre) — 29.6 mi, 261° W
Performing Arts Center (PAC) (Arts Centre) — 30.3 mi, 356° N
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 31.5 mi, 105° E · 607k acres
Wright Patman Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 34.8 mi, 328° NW
Harrison County Historical Museum - Memorial City Hall Galleries (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 237° SW
Harrison County Historial Museum (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 230° SW
Chimp Haven (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 40.0 mi, 188° S
Sabine National Forest (National Forest) — 63.2 mi, 188° S · 161k acres

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