Cotton Plant Arkansas Map

About Cotton Plant, Arkansas

Cotton Plant is a locality in Woodruff County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 444. The population density is 152.8 people per km². Cotton Plant is located at 35.0081°N, 91.2512°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72036.

Cotton Plant rises from the alluvial plains of eastern Arkansas, a place where the sky seems to stretch further than one might expect, a vast canvas painted with the soft, diffused light of the humid South. It lies 43.4 miles east of Cabot, AR (from Cabot, AR: bearing 87°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-north-west of Brinkley. The land itself is a deep, fertile brown, the kind that promises abundance, crisscrossed by narrow, unassuming roads that lead the eye toward distant stands of oak and pine. Here, the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of blooming cottonwood trees, especially potent in the languid afternoons. The houses, often built on stilts to escape the occasional surge of the nearby waterways, possess a quiet dignity, their porches offering respite from the sun's persistent gaze. The history of Cotton Plant is inextricably bound to the rich soil and the crops it has yielded for generations. Agriculture has always been the lifeblood, with cotton once reigning supreme, its white bolls a familiar sight across the landscape and its harvest shaping the rhythms of life here. Though the dominant crop may have shifted over time, the agricultural heritage remains, a silent testament to the resilience and industry of those who settled this land. The local economy, though modest, is sustained by the land's bounty and the close-knit relationships that form the character of Cotton Plant. The slow passage of days here is marked not by grand pronouncements, but by the quiet hum of tractors in the fields and the murmur of conversation on front porches as dusk settles, painting the western horizon in hues of rose and lavender.

About This Cotton Plant Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cotton Plant, Arkansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.008148, -91.251237. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cotton Plant and Woodruff County.

Detailed location data for Cotton Plant includes the ZIP code (72036), telephone area code (870), county seat of Woodruff County (Augusta), and school district assignment (Augusta School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cotton Plant is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.