2024 Map of Laconia

About this map

The Mississippi River forms a complex boundary between Arkansas and Mississippi in this riverine landscape, where the shifting channel has created geographic curiosities like Island Number 69 and Island Number Seventy. On the Arkansas side, the settlement of Laconia is situated behind the massive levee system, a landscape defined by its proximity to the water and the engineering required to manage it. The presence of features like the Laconia Crevasse and Knowlton Crevasse indicates the historical power of floodwaters in this region, which have shaped the agricultural bottoms and drainage patterns of Deep Bayou and Little Cypress Bayou. Genealogists and local historians can locate small family or community landmarks such as Luke Cem and White Parker Cem near the riverbanks. The Delta Heritage Trl follows an old corridor through Deerfield, providing a modern connection to these agricultural hamlets like Lorays and Knowlton that have long relied on the alluvial soils of the delta.