Marion Louisiana Map

About Marion, Louisiana

Marion is a locality in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 623. The population density is 74.9 people per km². Marion is located at 32.9015°N, 92.2421°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Marion is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71260.

Marion rises from the pine-thickened earth of northern Louisiana, defined by the steady, persistent passage of Big Creek as it carves through the local landscape. It lies 26.8 miles north of Claiborne, LA (from Claiborne, LA: bearing 354°T), and is situated 13.0 miles northeast of Farmerville. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that clings to the loblolly pines and the dense underbrush, marking a terrain that sits firmly inland and far removed from any maritime influence. Sunlight filters through the canopy in sharp, yellow shafts, illuminating the red clay soil that serves as the foundation for the region’s wooded hills and quiet, shaded hollows. Eight miles to the west, the surface of Finch Lake mirrors the shifting clouds, providing a still, reflective reprieve from the rhythmic flow of the creek that defines the drainage of this particular patch of ground.

Marion maintains a measured existence, grounded in a history of timber and agricultural labor that continues to shape the local economy. Beyond the immediate reach of the center, the landscape opens into small-scale tracts where the work of the day follows the slow rotation of the seasons. Travelers passing through might pause at Linville Roadside Park, five miles away, to observe the transition where managed woodland gives way to the wilder reaches of the parish. Life in Marion moves with a deliberate, unadorned quality, where the primary concerns remain the health of the timber harvest and the maintenance of the rural roads that bind the local households together. It is a place where the evening light settles deeply into the pine needles, signaling a quiet end to the labor of the day.

About This Marion Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marion, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.901521, -92.242082. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Marion includes the ZIP code (71260), telephone area code (318), county seat of Union Parish, and school district assignment (Union Parish School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.