Boles Arkansas Map

About Boles, Arkansas

Boles is a locality in Scott County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 27.3 people per km². Boles is located at 34.7795°N, 94.0491°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72926, 72958.

Boles occupies a quiet expanse of land where the Northern Creek carves a path through the earth, marking the terrain with its steady, persistent flow. It lies 46.3 miles south-southeast of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 155°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-southeast of Waldron. This landscape is defined by the rugged character of the surrounding heights, where the distant, hazy silhouette of Bruton Ridge anchors the horizon against a vast and shifting sky. The air here holds the scent of damp pine and rich, dark soil, particularly as the light fails and the shadows lengthen across the fields. Only a short distance away, the protected expanse of the Ouachita National Forest offers a dense, sprawling canopy of timber that seems to breathe in rhythm with the passing seasons, keeping the pace of the countryside slow and deliberate.

Boles persists as a place of quiet industry, where the legacy of the land’s early settlers remains visible in the modest architecture and the enduring focus on timber and agriculture. Life here is measured by the turn of the harvest and the seasonal maintenance of the woods, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. Residents often look toward the Poteau River Site 18 Lake to mark the reach of the local geography, a body of water that serves as a silent point of reference in a region otherwise defined by the deep, wooded corridors of the nearby Ouachita National Forest. There is a particular clarity to the mornings in Boles, where the stillness of the valley floor creates a sense of profound isolation, allowing the hum of the natural world to take precedence over the mechanical noise of modern transit.

About This Boles Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Boles, Arkansas. Coordinates: 34.779546, -94.049096. 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 Boles includes the ZIP code (72926, 72958), telephone area code (479), county seat of Scott County (Waldron), and school district assignment (Waldron 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.