Located in Southwest Arkansas 15 miles North of Texarkana on US Highway 71/59 with a population at the 2000 census of 4,851. In addition to US Highway 71, Ashdown is served by State Highway 32 and 108. Interstate 30 is 19 miles South. The Kansas City Southern and Kiamichi Railroads serve Ashdown.
Millwood Lake is 10 minutes away. From Ashdown you can be in Texarkana in 20 minutes, Little Rock, AR in 2 1/2 hours, Shreveport, LA in 2 hours or Dallas, TX in 3 hours.
Ashdown has excellent medical facilities comprised of a fully staffed 42 bed hospital, 4 medical clinics and 3 dental offices. Texarkana has a major trauma center and facilities for major surgery. |
