THE LAWRENCE COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains setting.
Lawrence County has 587.5 square miles of land in Arkansas. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Lawrence County: Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains, Central Plateau, Western Lowlands Holocene Meander Belts.
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 ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Lawrence County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains48.7%
- Central Plateau40.1%
- Western Lowlands Holocene Meander Belts11.2%
Ozark Highlands in Lawrence County
Wooded uplands over limestone, dolomite and sandstone characterize the Ozarks. Springs, caves and spring-fed streams are widespread regional features within a landscape of uneven plateaus and valleys.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Lawrence County
The atlas lists 13 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Lawrence County, including Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, Black Rock. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Lawrence County by land and water
The Census records 4.79 square miles of water within Lawrence County, or 0.8% of its total area. That share is close to Lawrence County’s 0.8%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lawrence County has 1,074.1 times the land area of nearby Powhatan town (0.55 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Craighead County, Greene County, Independence County, Jackson County, Randolph County, Sharp County within Arkansas. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

