2024 Map of Doddridge SE

About this map

The Red River meanders through this borderland where Miller and Lafayette counties in Arkansas meet Caddo and Bossier parishes in Louisiana. The landscape is defined by its complex hydrology, featuring abandoned river courses and backwaters like Old Channel McKinney Bayou, Blue Hole, and Old Bed Rotten Lake. These water features reflect the shifting nature of the river over decades, creating a fertile but challenging terrain for local settlements. Small communities like Pleasant Valley and Missionary are situated on the margins of these wetlands, connected by a network of rural roads such as State Hwy 160 and Log Ferry Rd. For those researching family history, the Blanton Cem serves as a key landmark in the T20S R26W section, while Missionary Lake provides a geographical anchor for the southernmost settlements in this tri-state junction.