There are many small towns in this area that are worth exploring, but we’ve rounded up our choices for the Best Small Towns in the Deep South – one per each of the 7 states we cover.
The Deep South is a region of the Southern United States. The term generally refers to the states that are located on the Gulf of Mexico and those that border it.
Patterson is just 20 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico, in the midst of cypress swamps and sluggish bayous, on the banks of the Lower Atchafalaya River.