Caraway Arkansas Map

About Caraway, Arkansas

Caraway is a locality in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,133. The population density is 189.9 people per km². Caraway is located at 35.7581°N, 90.3223°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Caraway is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72419.

Caraway anchors itself firmly upon the flat, alluvial expanse of the Mississippi Delta, where the horizon stretches out in an unbroken line of dark, fertile earth. It lies 22.2 miles east-southeast of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 105°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east-southeast of Lake City. Honey Cypress Ditch Number 4 traces a quiet, narrow path through the fields only a mile away, its stagnant surface reflecting the heavy, humid sky. The air here holds a weight that slows the movement of the day, smelling of damp soil and the distant, sun-warmed iron of agricultural machinery. Beyond the edge of the cultivated land, the Saint Francis Sunken Lands offer a sprawling, tangled wilderness of cypress and tupelo that defies the grid of the surrounding farms. To the west, the subtle rise of Grapevine Island breaks the level monotony of the plain, providing a slight elevation that has defined the drainage patterns of this region for generations.

Caraway draws its lifeblood from the relentless cycles of the harvest, with the economy turning entirely on the rhythm of cotton, rice, and soybean cultivation. The history of the place is written in the furrows of the fields, reflecting a legacy of labor that persists in the quiet, methodical work of the modern farmer. While the residents look toward the distant, shimmering surface of The Chute for recreation, the pulse of the locality remains tethered to the seasonal turn of the crop cycle. Life moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, governed by the intensity of the summer heat and the steady, quiet resilience of those who have stayed to work the ground. At dusk, the light turns a bruised purple, casting long, thin shadows across the rows and reminding any observer that Caraway is a place defined by its profound, enduring connection to the land.

About This Caraway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Caraway, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.758132, -90.322322. 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 Caraway includes the ZIP code (72419), telephone area code (501), county seat of Craighead County (Jonesboro), and school district assignment (Riverside 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.