Newellton Louisiana Map

About Newellton, Louisiana

Newellton is a locality in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 886. The population density is 450.7 people per km². Newellton is located at 32.0727°N, 91.2409°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Newellton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71357.

Newellton occupies a flat, fertile expanse where the heavy, humid air seems to suspend the very light of the afternoon. It lies 28.7 miles southwest of Vicksburg, MS (from Vicksburg, MS: bearing 228°T), and is situated 23.4 miles south of Tallulah. The horizon stretches wide and unobstructed, defined by the rich, dark soil of the alluvial plains and the dense, encroaching woodland that edges toward the water. Lake Saint Joseph serves as the quiet, reflective center of this landscape, its surface often undisturbed by anything more than the passage of a dragonfly. Only a mile away, the Black River traces a slow, deliberate path through the earth, while the distant rise of Newells Ridge provides a subtle, permanent boundary to the west. Five miles out, the land dips into the Buckridge Crevasse, a reminder of the shifting, powerful forces that once carved the terrain into its current, gentle configuration.

Newellton draws its endurance from the rhythm of the seasons and the cycle of the fields, where agriculture dictates the pace of the day. The influence of the Division Of State Lands remains a quiet presence nearby, preserving the wilder character of the region against the encroaching reach of the plow. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, unadorned quality, rooted in a history of labor that has long been tethered to the productivity of the surrounding bottomlands. The architecture of the streets reflects a pragmatic inheritance, where simple structures stand as silent witnesses to generations of families who have worked the soil. In the heat of the day, the atmosphere feels thick with the scent of damp earth and growing things, a sensory testament to a place that remains stubbornly, beautifully itself.

About This Newellton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newellton, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.072655, -91.240946. 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 Newellton includes the ZIP code (71357), telephone area code (318), county seat of Tensas Parish, and school district assignment (Tensas 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.