Bigelow Arkansas Map

About Bigelow, Arkansas

Bigelow is a locality in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 352. The population density is 142.2 people per km². Bigelow is located at 35.0012°N, 92.6299°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bigelow is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72016.

Bigelow occupies a quiet expanse of land where the flat plains of the Arkansas River valley transition into the subtle, encroaching rise of wooded terrain. It lies 12.2 miles west-southwest of Conway, AR (from Conway, AR: bearing 240°T), and is situated 15.8 miles northwest of Maumelle. The air here is often heavy with the scent of damp earth and pine, especially as one moves toward the Fourche LaFave River, which traces a slow, deliberate path just a mile from the center of Bigelow. To the north, the silhouette of Kenney Mountain rises against the horizon, a constant, muted presence that anchors the landscape. Further afield, the landscape deepens into the quiet solitude of Holmes Hollow, while the waters of Open Lake provide a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic, seasonal pulse of the surrounding fields.

Agriculture remains the quiet backbone of the region, defining the daily cycles of the people who work the soil and maintain the timberlands. The presence of the Murray Pool Recreation Area offers a modest point of connection to the outdoors, where the light at dusk filters through the hardwoods to cast long, amber shadows across the grass. Historically, the identity of Bigelow has been forged by those who labored in the timber mills and farmed the fertile bottoms, creating a community defined by endurance and a steady, predictable pace of life. Even today, the distant memories of industrial toil are softened by the enduring quiet of the woods, where one might find the solitude of the Farkleberry Trail waiting miles away for those who seek the deeper, unspoken rhythms of the land.

About This Bigelow Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bigelow, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.001199, -92.629885. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bigelow includes the ZIP code (72016), telephone area code (870), county seat of Perry County (Perryville), and school district assignment (East End School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.