Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
The Sevier County Hunting Map and private boundaries
Good scouting near De Queen starts with knowing whose ground you're on.
Main page: Sevier County, AR GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Planning a hunt near Horatio? The Sevier County hunting map is really two maps: public areas from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and private lines from the county. What this Sevier County guide covers: state sources for public ground, using the parcel viewer for boundaries, and how to ask for permission.
Getting started with the Sevier County hunting map
With a lot near Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge, start with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for public areas, with rules that vary by area.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Property in and around De Queen can be looked up on the Sevier County ArcGIS parcel map, which opens without registering. In and around De Queen, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. If the land is near Ben Lomond, copy the parcel ID before closing the panel; every clerk in the county uses it to find the file.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Sevier County touches Howard County, Little River County, Polk County, and McCurtain County, OK, all with their own assessor records. A tract near the line by Horatio may be split in two county records, so check the neighboring map as well. For a home near De Queen, our state page links every neighboring county map for Arkansas.
Private land and parcel lines
Private boundaries come from the Sevier County ArcGIS parcel map, with owner names for tracts near Lockesburg.
Asking for permission
For property near Gillham, offer details: who you are, when you'd hunt and how to reach you, and put any agreement in writing if the owner prefers.
Safety and courtesy
Leave gates as you found them on land near Ben Lomond, and tell someone where you'll be; owners remember good guests.
Who handles what
Anything recorded against property around Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge come from the Circuit Clerk, usually searchable by name or document number. Questions about what you can build around Horatio need the planning or permitting office, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
What the map can't tell you
Parcel lines are drawn for taxes, not measured on the ground, so the edge of a yard near Ben Lomond often sits some distance off the line on screen. If you're looking near Horatio, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Before you go
Seasons, licenses and trespass laws are set by the state, and know your state's trespass rules before hunting near Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, useful out on a road near Lockesburg, though signal can drop in rural spots. A printout of the tract near De Queen keeps working without signal.
The paper trail behind a parcel
For anything that matters, request the recorded deed from the Circuit Clerk; the viewer just points to it, which applies near Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge as much as anywhere. If the land is near Horatio, use the instrument number listed on the parcel record to skip a name search.
Reading terrain
Switch to aerial imagery near De Queen, travel corridors and edges stand out; match each spot to its parcel.
A quick look at the area
De Queen holds the county offices, home to the main records offices. You'll also find Horatio, Lockesburg, Ben Lomond, and Gillham, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Around 15,632 people live in Sevier County (Census estimate, 2023) across roughly 564 square miles. Sevier County was organized in 1828, which matters when you trace an old farm's title. Features like Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge make handy reference points on the map.
Reading the legal description
Arkansas uses the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Ben Lomond reference sections and townships. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though corrections make some sections near Gillham odd-sized. Keep the legal description for land near Ben Lomond before you request a deed or survey.
Sevier County: common questions
How close to the line can I hunt around Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge?
For most people, treat parcel lines near Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge as a guide.
How do I find who owns land to hunt near Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge?
For a parcel near De Queen, the parcel record lists the owner of record.
When is hunting season in Arkansas around De Queen?
For acreage around Gillham, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission sets seasons, licenses and regulations.
Where is public hunting land near Horatio?
On ground around Horatio, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission publishes maps of public hunting areas.
Does the parcel map work on a phone around De Queen?
For a parcel near Ben Lomond, most viewers run in a mobile browser; screenshots help offline.
Open the official Sevier County, AR parcel map See it in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.