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Marksville Louisiana Map

Explore Marksville, 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 Marksville, Louisiana

How to Use This Marksville, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	31.127965
Longitude	-92.066236
Population	5,065
Density	406.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71351
Area Code	318
School District	Avoyelles Parish School District

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About Marksville, Louisiana

Marksville is a locality in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,065. The population density is 406.3 people per km². Marksville is located at 31.1280°N, 92.0662°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Marksville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71351.

Marksville anchors itself upon the fertile, alluvial soil of the Avoyelles Parish, defined by the quiet persistence of a landscape that rises gently toward the distant silhouette of Les Grandes Côtes. It lies 25.6 miles east-southeast of Pineville, LA (from Pineville, LA: bearing 122°T), and is situated 13.9 miles north-northeast of Bunkie. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, particularly in the afternoons when the light turns a thick, syrupy gold and settles over the open fields of the Prairie des Avoyelles. A short distance away, the Petite Riviere traces a narrow, winding path through the brush, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish intent that reflects the overarching pace of the day. Within the immediate reach of the center, Clarence Edwards Memorial Park offers a modest expanse of green where the local oaks provide a long, cooling shadow that seems to suspend the passage of time for anyone resting beneath them.

Marksville carries the weight of a long human tenure, evidenced by the ancient earthworks that speak to a deep, pre-colonial presence in the region. The modern economy remains tethered to the land and the endurance of its people, with agriculture and local commerce providing the steady, unspectacular pulse of daily labor. Education and community gatherings revolve around shared traditions that honor a complex, layered heritage, distinct from the faster currents of the larger world. While Boggy Lake waits eleven miles to the north, the focus of life remains firmly on the immediate horizon, where the heat of the sun and the texture of the soil define the boundaries of what is known and what is kept.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clarence Edwards Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 248° W
Bethune Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 101° E
Coco Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 264° W
Paragon Cinema (Cinema) — 1.5 mi, 168° S
Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 093° E
Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.2 mi, 242° SW · 12k acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 262° W
Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.3 mi, 050° NE · 35k acres
Dewey W Wills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 016° N
Chicot State Park District II (State Park) — 23.4 mi, 213° SW
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 25.0 mi, 321° NW · 607k acres
Louisiana History Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 299° NW
Camp Livingston: POW Camp (Historic Ruins) — 27.3 mi, 318° NW
Camp Livingston Pool (Historic Ruins) — 28.1 mi, 321° NW
Southern Forest Heritage Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 254° W
Town of Washington Museum (Museum) — 35.4 mi, 179° S
Moon Tree (Monument) — 36.3 mi, 276° W
The Indians (Monument) — 40.3 mi, 211° SW
Fireman's Museum (Museum) — 41.1 mi, 181° S
Jim Bowie Museum (Museum) — 41.2 mi, 181° S
Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 43.4 mi, 076° E · 192k acres
White supremacy monument (Monument) — 46.7 mi, 306° NW
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 48.6 mi, 205° SW
Vidalia Riverfront Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 48.6 mi, 051° NE
Fort Rosalie (Attraction) — 48.8 mi, 052° NE
Martin Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 49.0 mi, 053° NE
Melrose (Attraction) — 49.4 mi, 054° NE
Boho (Gallery) — 49.5 mi, 180° S
Ken Beesley, Sr. Field (Stadium) — 49.7 mi, 053° NE
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 57.7 mi, 294° NW · 8,701 acres

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