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Carthage Arkansas Map

Explore Carthage, Arkansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Carthage, Arkansas

How to Use This Carthage, Arkansas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Carthage, Arkansas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arkansas or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Carthage.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Carthage
State	Arkansas (AR)
County	Dallas County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	34.075099
Longitude	-92.555436
Population	222
Density	86.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71725
Area Code	870
County Seat	Fordyce
School District	Malvern Special School District

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About Carthage, Arkansas

Carthage is a locality in Dallas County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 222. The population density is 86.7 people per km². Carthage is located at 34.0751°N, 92.5554°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Carthage is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71725.

Carthage emerges from the dense, damp embrace of pine and hardwood forests where the sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles. It lies 24.7 miles southeast of Malvern, AR (from Malvern, AR: bearing 143°T), and is situated 18.3 miles south-southwest of Sheridan. Gum Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the earth here, its waters reflecting the deep green of the overhanging boughs and the persistent, humid stillness of the Arkansas afternoon. To the distant west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Easely Mountain haunts the horizon, a reminder of the rugged spine that defines the broader region. The air carries the scent of damp loam and pine needles, a heavy, earthy perfume that clings to the skin during the long, sweltering months. Away from the immediate shade of the trees, the landscape opens into fields that stretch toward the horizon, punctuated only by the occasional shift in terrain that speaks to the ancient, quiet settling of the soil.

Carthage maintains a rhythm dictated by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the enduring legacy of the land. The economy remains tethered to the timber and agricultural cycles that have sustained families for generations, a quiet industry that leaves the pace of life measured and unpretentious. History lingers in the nearby soil of Jenkins Ferry State Park, where the remnants of past conflicts are reclaimed by the encroaching woods, softening the edges of memory into the quietude of the present. Residents often seek the stillness of Cox Creek Lake when the heat becomes absolute, finding a reprieve in the flat, glassy expanse of the water. Life in Carthage is defined by these small, recurring rituals—the sound of insects rising in the twilight, the patient maintenance of fences and fields, and the sense that the world beyond the tree line is far less significant than the immediate, tangible reality of the ground beneath one's feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jenkins Ferry State Park (State Park) — 9.3 mi, 002° N
Sheridan Park & Recreation Center (Local Park) — 16.9 mi, 027° NE
Chez Fur Fiber Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 22.6 mi, 322° NW
Arkadelphia Confederate Monument (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 276° W
Rosemary Adams Art Gallery (Gallery) — 28.6 mi, 277° W
Ouachita Tiger (Monument) — 28.6 mi, 277° W
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 28.6 mi, 277° W
Vining Arena (Stadium) — 28.7 mi, 278° W
Arkadelphia Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 28.7 mi, 276° W
Lake Catherine State Park (State Park) — 30.6 mi, 321° NW
Torii Hunter Baseball Complex (Stadium) — 33.2 mi, 068° E
Poison Spring State Forest / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 33.6 mi, 219° SW
Saracen Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 34.8 mi, 074° E
Hoo-Hoo International Office & Hoo-Hoo Museum (Museum) — 35.8 mi, 253° W
Gurdon Light (Attraction) — 36.7 mi, 257° W
Evans Children's Adventure Garden (Attraction) — 37.7 mi, 312° NW
McCollum-Chidester House Museum (Museum) — 37.7 mi, 206° SW
Perry Wildflower Overlook (Viewpoint) — 37.8 mi, 311° NW
Ouachita National Forest (National Forest) — 40.5 mi, 316° NW · 1.8M acres
Hot Springs National Park (National Park) — 40.7 mi, 320° NW · 4,919 acres
Justus Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 41.3 mi, 317° NW
All Together (Public Artwork) — 46.4 mi, 014° N
MacArthur Visits City Park (Attraction) — 48.6 mi, 020° N
The Loony Bin Comedy Club (Theatre) — 48.7 mi, 011° N
Winona Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 49.0 mi, 345° N
Flatside Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 56.3 mi, 339° N · 10k acres
Oak Mountain National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 57.2 mi, 330° NW · 8,872 acres
Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.3 mi, 166° S · 147k acres
Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.8 mi, 086° E · 314k acres
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 77.6 mi, 190° S · 607k acres

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