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- ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lawrence County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2018-06-04. - Note the map shows the pre-merger boundaries of the Walnut Ridge and Black Rock school districts.
- ↑ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
