Turkey Creek Louisiana Map

About Turkey Creek, Louisiana

Turkey Creek is a locality in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 394. The population density is 61.4 people per km². Turkey Creek is located at 30.8771°N, 92.4132°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Turkey Creek is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 70586, 70585.

Turkey Creek emerges from the flat, pine-studded plains of Louisiana as a quiet intersection of earth and sky where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered. It lies 30.1 miles south of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 176°T), and is situated 15.3 miles east-northeast of Oakdale. The landscape is defined by a subtle, persistent humidity that clings to the needles of longleaf pines and settles into the low-lying hollows during the early morning hours. Only a mile away, the dark, slow-moving waters of Boggy Bayou trace a winding path through the soil, offering a cool sanctuary for the local fauna beneath the dense canopy. Further out, the landscape shifts toward the expansive, quiet reaches of Bayou Cocodrie, where the damp ground and heavy air foster a stillness that seems to suspend the very passage of time.

Turkey Creek maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life that reflects the agricultural rhythms of the surrounding countryside and the resilience of its inhabitants. While the local economy remains tied to the land and the quiet productivity of small-scale timber and farming, the proximity of Crooked Creek Reservoir provides a modest, essential reprieve for those seeking the stillness of open water. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the persistent, enduring patterns of regional life that have shifted slowly over generations. The light at dusk often turns the dust and pine pollen into a shimmering, golden haze, casting long shadows across the roads and revealing the simple, grounded dignity of a life lived far from the clamor of the world.

About This Turkey Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Turkey Creek, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.877138, -92.413189. 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 Turkey Creek includes the ZIP code (70586, 70585), telephone area code (985), county seat of Evangeline Parish, and school district assignment (Evangeline 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.