Garland Arkansas Map

About Garland, Arkansas

Garland is a locality in Miller County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 195. The population density is 85.8 people per km². Garland is located at 33.3629°N, 93.7099°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Garland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71839.

Garland rests upon the damp, alluvial soil of the Red River valley, where the heavy, humid air carries the scent of turned earth and thick pine stands. It lies 19.7 miles east-southeast of Texarkana, AR (from Texarkana, AR: bearing 106°T), and is situated 28.0 miles west-northwest of Magnolia. This landscape is defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of the Red River, which carves a path through the flat, fertile lowlands just a short distance from the center of Garland. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Cedar Ridge marks the horizon, a reminder of the higher ground that looms beyond the plains. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Cypress City Lake mirrors the shifting clouds, offering a cool, still counterpoint to the persistent, muddy flow of the nearby river. When the sun dips low, the light stretches across the fields, turning the dust of the roads into a soft, copper haze that seems to suspend the day in a moment of quiet reflection.

History in Garland is measured by the seasonal rhythm of agriculture and the persistent endurance of the families who first cleared these bottomlands. The economy remains tethered to the land, relying on the productivity of the surrounding fields and the timber that thrives in the humid climate of the region. Those seeking the solitude of the woods often travel the eleven miles to the Bois D'arc, where the dense, tangled undergrowth provides a sanctuary for native wildlife and a stark look at the wilder, untamed side of the state. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, ignoring the rush of the outside world in favor of the steady, predictable work of the harvest. It is a place where the character of the people is as resilient as the red clay beneath their feet, forged by a long, quiet connection to the geography that defines their daily existence.

About This Garland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Garland, Arkansas. Coordinates: 33.362903, -93.709901. 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 Garland includes the ZIP code (71839), telephone area code (870), county seat of Miller County (Texarkana), and school district assignment (Lafayette County 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.