Horseshoe Lake Arkansas Map

About Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas

Horseshoe Lake is a locality in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 264. The population density is 666.2 people per km². Horseshoe Lake is located at 34.9134°N, 90.3073°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Horseshoe Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72348.

Horseshoe Lake defines the landscape with its oxbow curve, a crescent of still water held fast by the sediment-rich plains of the Mississippi Delta. It lies 17.5 miles south-southwest of West Memphis, AR (from West Memphis, AR: bearing 203°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-northeast of Tunica Resorts. Dense stands of hardwood and cypress line the banks, their shadows lengthening across the flat, fertile earth as the humid afternoon air begins to cool. Far to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Skidmore Ridge provides a jagged contrast to the surrounding lowlands, while the nearby Mississippi River pulses with a slow, heavy gravity just two miles to the east. The light here takes on a buttery, golden quality at dusk, catching the surface of Horseshoe Lake and turning the water into a dark, polished mirror that reflects the quiet transition from the heat of the day to the stillness of the evening.

Economic life in this region remains tied to the cycles of the soil, with vast stretches of agricultural land forming the primary foundation for local industry. The proximity to the low-lying terrain of Buck Island Number 53 reflects a long history of human adaptation to the floodplain, where the rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of the calendar. Residents often find recreation in the outdoors, occasionally making the trip to 301 Ball Park for community gatherings that punctuate the otherwise steady, methodical pace of life. There is a distinct, unhurried character to the days, marked by the call of field birds and the distant, rhythmic machinery of the farms, creating a sense of isolation that feels both profound and deeply rooted in the heavy, black dirt of the region.

About This Horseshoe Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas. Coordinates: 34.91343, -90.30732. 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 Horseshoe Lake includes the ZIP code (72348), telephone area code (501), county seat of Crittenden County (Marion), and school district assignment (West Memphis 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.