Crawfordsville Arkansas Map

About Crawfordsville, Arkansas

Crawfordsville is a locality in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 424. The population density is 328.8 people per km². Crawfordsville is located at 35.2251°N, 90.3251°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72327.

Crawfordsville sits on a broad, flat expanse of land, where the Mississippi Delta begins its subtle rise towards the interior. It lies 16.4 miles west-north-west of Memphis, TN (from Memphis, TN: bearing 289°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-west of West Memphis. The air here, thick with the hum of cicadas in summer, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and distant pine. Fields of cotton, their white bolls like scattered clouds against the rich, dark soil, stretch to the horizon, broken only by the occasional stand of stately pecan trees or the shimmering ribbon of a drainage ditch, reflecting the vast, indifferent sky. The character of Crawfordsville is one of quiet endurance, a place where the land dictates the rhythm of life, and the days unfold with a measured, unhurried grace. The history of Crawfordsville is intimately tied to the fertile soil it commands, a legacy of agriculture that has shaped its economy and its people for generations. Once a vital hub for cotton farming, the land continues to yield its bounty, though the methods have evolved. Small businesses, many run by families who have lived in Crawfordsville for decades, form the backbone of its local commerce, their storefronts lining the main thoroughfares with a reassuring familiarity. The faint echo of steamboats that once plied the nearby waterways, carrying goods and passengers, seems to linger in the air on still evenings, a whisper of a past when the river was the lifeblood of this region, connecting Crawfordsville to a wider world.

About This Crawfordsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crawfordsville, Arkansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.225089, -90.325098. 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 Crawfordsville and Crittenden County.

Detailed location data for Crawfordsville includes the ZIP code (72327), telephone area code (501), county seat of Crittenden County (Marion), and school district assignment (Marion 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 Crawfordsville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.