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 414. The population density is 257.7 people per km². Horseshoe Lake is located at 34.9134°N, 90.3073°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72348.

Horseshoe Lake lies in a broad, flat expanse of eastern Arkansas, a place where the sky seems to press down with a humid, benevolent weight. It lies 15.7 miles west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 259°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-north-east of Tunica Resorts. The land itself is a deep, rich alluvial soil, the kind that promises bounty and holds the moisture of summer storms in its dark embrace. Ancient cypress trees, their knees like gnarled knuckles, stand sentinel in the shallow waters, their feathery foliage a delicate counterpoint to the dense, verdant growth that crowds the shores. The air here often carries the sweet, cloying scent of honeysuckle and the faint, earthy aroma of decaying leaves, a perfume that speaks of long, slow seasons. Sunlight, when it breaks through the haze, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the slow crawl of dragonflies and the silent glide of water snakes. This land, once the domain of the Quapaw people, was shaped by the mighty Mississippi River, its shifting channels leaving behind oxbow lakes like this one, a shimmering, crescent-shaped testament to the river's ancient power. Horseshoe Lake’s economy has long been tied to the land’s generosity, its fertile fields yielding cotton and soybeans, crops that have sustained generations. Fishing, too, is a quiet, enduring industry, the lake’s dark waters teeming with bass and catfish, a sustenance drawn from the very heart of the landscape. The rhythm of life in Horseshoe Lake is dictated by the sun and the rain, a slower cadence than the clamor of distant cities, a place where the past whispers in the rustle of corn stalks and the creak of a screen door.

About This Horseshoe Lake Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Horseshoe Lake and Crittenden County.

Detailed location data for Horseshoe Lake includes the ZIP code (72348), telephone area code (225), county seat of Crittenden County (Marion), and school district assignment (West Memphis School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Horseshoe Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.