THE CHATHAM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Tertiary Uplands setting.
Chatham town has 0.99 square miles of land in Jackson Parish. Its Census reference point is in Southern Tertiary Uplands, within South Central Plains.
The Piney Woods occupy irregular plains at the western edge of the southern forest belt. Pine and hardwood landscapes alternate with wider river corridors such as the Red River valley.
Regional context: South Central Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Chatham and Jackson Parish
Chatham is associated with Jackson Parish in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Chatham by land and water
The Census records 0.16 square miles of water within Chatham, or 14.2% of its total area. It is 12.3 percentage points higher than the 1.9% recorded for Jackson Parish. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chatham town has 99.2% of the land area of nearby Eros town (1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

