Ravenden Springs Arkansas Map

About Ravenden Springs, Arkansas

Ravenden Springs is a locality in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 119. The population density is 39.4 people per km². Ravenden Springs is located at 36.3165°N, 91.2226°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ravenden Springs is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72460.

Ravenden Springs emerges from the humid, verdant floor of a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of Hall Creek as it carves a path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 43.7 miles northwest of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 319°T), and is situated 14.5 miles west-northwest of Pocahontas. The air here holds a heavy, sweet moisture, particularly as the light shifts toward dusk and the shadows lengthen against the slopes of Locust Ridge, which rises sharply to the west to break the horizon. Beyond the immediate canopy of oaks and hickories, the terrain transitions into the subtle, fractured topography of King Hollow, where the ground remains damp and the undergrowth thick with ferns. At this hour, the sky turns a bruised, singular violet, casting a cooling glow over the narrow roads and the weathered wood of structures that have long stood against the relentless humidity of these Arkansas summers.

Ravenden Springs carries the quiet weight of a history built upon the promise of its mineral waters, which once drew travelers seeking restoration in the mineral-rich flow. While the grand hotels that once anchored the local economy have largely faded into memory, the land remains tethered to the rhythms of timber and small-scale agriculture, keeping the pace of daily life deliberate and slow. Those looking for the silence of the woods often venture toward the Harold Alexander/Spring River Wildlife Management Area to the south, or track the stillness of the water at Lost Lake, yet the true character of the locality persists in the porch-sitting stillness of the residents. It is a place where the modern world feels distant, filtered through the rustle of leaves and the constant, low-frequency hum of insects that define the transition from afternoon into the deep, dark quiet of night.

About This Ravenden Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ravenden Springs, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.316455, -91.222631. 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 Springs includes the ZIP code (72460), telephone area code (501), county seat of Randolph County (Pocahontas), 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.