Ravenden Arkansas Map

About Ravenden, Arkansas

Ravenden is a locality in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 426. The population density is 77.9 people per km². Ravenden is located at 36.2432°N, 91.2513°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ravenden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72459.

Ravenden occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent, cool currents of the Spring River shape the local rhythm and define the edges of the terrain. It lies 38.7 miles northeast of Batesville, AR (from Batesville, AR: bearing 34°T), and is situated 15.8 miles west of Pocahontas. The landscape here is characterized by the modest elevation of Young Ridge, which looms on the horizon as a hazy, blue-toned sentinel, while the shadows of Buzzard Roost Canyon provide a sharp, limestone-carved contrast to the surrounding fields. Near the reach of Little Joe Lake, the air carries a distinct, heavy sweetness, especially when the humidity gathers under the canopy of oaks and hickories. Light at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, filtering through the dense hardwood leaves to paint the fields in muted shades of amber and slate, grounding the earth in a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Ravenden traces its functional character to the intersection of timber and agricultural legacies, where the land has long dictated the flow of labor and livelihood. While the nearby Harold Alexander/Spring River Wildlife Management Area preserves the untamed character of the riverbanks, the local economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate work of the inland plains. The vernacular of the residents reflects a history of persistence, a cadence of speech that seems to match the deliberate pace of the water moving past the town’s boundaries. Life in Ravenden moves with the cycles of the sun and the seasonal shifts of the crops, maintaining a quiet autonomy that persists regardless of the world beyond the ridge, anchored by a collective understanding that the most profound histories are often written in the soil and the steady, unceasing movement of the river.

About This Ravenden Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ravenden, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.243201, -91.251307. 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 Ravenden includes the ZIP code (72459), telephone area code (501), county seat of Lawrence County (Walnut Ridge), and school district assignment (Sloan-Hendrix 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.