2017 Map of Arden

About this map

Arden and Wallace anchor this Little River County landscape, where the flatlands of Gum Flats meet a complex network of waterways. The geography is defined by the slow movement of water through Walnut Bayou, E Flat Cr, and Hemphill Cr, creating a terrain marked by oxbows and sloughs like Horseshoe Slough and Cattail Lake. This 2017 survey reveals a rural infrastructure built upon a grid of county roads, connecting small settlements and family-named landmarks. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of burial sites across the township lines, including Gravelly Cem, Pine Grove Cem, Arden Cem, Bradshaw Cem, and Hemphill Cem. The transition from the northern uplands near Gravelly to the bayous in the south illustrates the agricultural and drainage patterns of the Red River valley region.