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Welsh Louisiana Map

Explore Welsh, 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 Welsh, Louisiana

How to Use This Welsh, Louisiana Map

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

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	Welsh
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Jefferson Davis Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.23604
Longitude	-92.822645
Population	3,333
Density	203.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	70591
Area Code	985
School District	Jefferson Davis Parish School District

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About Welsh, Louisiana

Welsh is a locality in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,333. The population density is 203.6 people per km². Welsh is located at 30.2360°N, 92.8226°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Welsh is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70591.

Welsh emerges from the flat, expansive plains of southwest Louisiana as a quiet grid of streets defined by the rhythmic geometry of agriculture. It lies 22.4 miles east-southeast of Moss Bluff, LA (from Moss Bluff, LA: bearing 102°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west of Jennings. East Bayou Lacassine winds its way through the landscape, a dark, slow-moving ribbon of water that provides a constant, humid pulse to the surrounding fields. The horizon remains stubbornly level, broken only by the occasional silhouette of grain silos or the verdant, dense growth of trees marking the path of the bayou. Richmond Park offers a small, shaded reprieve from the sun, providing a quiet patch of green where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and the subtle, metallic tang of irrigation. During the humid afternoons, the light takes on a thick, golden quality, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy rise of Onion Hill.

Agriculture serves as the bedrock for Welsh, where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of the calendar. The flat, fertile soil has long favored the cultivation of rice, and the sight of flooded fields reflecting the sky has become a permanent feature of the local economy and visual character. This inland geography, far removed from the turbulent movements of the coast, fosters a deliberate pace of life that values persistence and the quiet labor of the land. Residents move through their days with an awareness of the seasons, maintaining a cultural heritage shaped by the intersection of regional traditions and the practical demands of farming. Even on the quietest days, the memory of work persists in the architecture of the older storefronts and the steady, unpretentious industry that defines the character of Welsh.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Richmond Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 294° NW
Sportsman Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 181° S
Zigler Art Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 096° E
Jennings Recreation Center (Local Recreation) — 10.6 mi, 093° E
I-10 Rest Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.2 mi, 089° E
Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.5 mi, 185° S · 67k acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 13.9 mi, 123° SE
Calcasieu River (State Conservation Area) — 18.0 mi, 338° N
Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.7 mi, 215° SW · 49k acres
South’s Defenders Memorial Monument (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 268° W
White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.5 mi, 150° SE
Sam Houston Jones State Park District II (State Park) — 25.9 mi, 280° W
Rice Museum (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 095° E
Mobile (Monument) — 26.8 mi, 093° E
Duson Monument Founders of Crowley (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 093° E
“the Sky’s the Limit” Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 28.3 mi, 054° NE
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 30.0 mi, 054° NE
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 30.0 mi, 054° NE
Eunice Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 054° NE
Rayne City Museum (Museum) — 33.0 mi, 088° E
Brimstone Museum (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 270° W
Street of Dreams Studios (Gallery) — 40.0 mi, 335° NW
Acadian Village (Attraction) — 43.7 mi, 095° E
Boho (Gallery) — 46.7 mi, 075° E
First Horizon Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 46.8 mi, 093° E
Evangeline Maid Bread Sign (Attraction) — 47.7 mi, 090° E
Cité des Arts (Theatre) — 48.1 mi, 090° E
Vermilionville Historic Village (Attraction) — 49.4 mi, 092° E
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 50.0 mi, 342° N · 607k acres
Real Art DeRidder (Gallery) — 50.4 mi, 327° NW

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