THE WALNUT RIDGE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains setting.
Walnut Ridge city has 16.7 square miles of land in Lawrence County. Its Census reference point is in Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains, within Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Walnut Ridge and Lawrence County
Walnut Ridge is associated with Lawrence County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Walnut Ridge by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Walnut Ridge, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 0.8% recorded for Lawrence County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Walnut Ridge city has 2.5 times the land area of nearby Hoxie city (6.67 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

