Deer Arkansas Map

About Deer, Arkansas

Deer is a locality in Newton County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 135. The population density is 18.7 people per km². Deer is located at 35.8267°N, 93.2093°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72628.

Deer emerges from the rugged topography of the Ozark highlands, where the persistent flow of Hurricane Creek carves a path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 28.4 miles south-southwest of Harrison, AR (from Harrison, AR: bearing 192°T), and is situated 28.5 miles north-northeast of Clarksville. This landscape is defined by the elevation of Parker Ridge, which dominates the horizon with its jagged, forested silhouette, while the nearby Sandy Springs Hollow creates a quiet, shaded depression in the earth. The air here carries the scent of damp shale and decaying oak leaves, and the light at dusk settles into a bruised purple hue against the dense canopy of the Ozark National Forest. Visitors often seek the quietude of the Alum Cove National Recreation Trail to witness the way the forest floor shifts from mossy green to deep brown as the sun dips behind the western ridges.

Deer maintains a connection to the land that has persisted through generations, rooted in the hardscrabble history of subsistence farming and timber harvesting. The local economy remains tethered to the timber industry and the steady, seasonal influx of those drawn to the deep wilderness of the Ozark National Forest, which encompasses the surrounding expanse. Life in Deer moves with the deliberation of the seasons, dictated by the turning of the hardwood leaves and the occasional swelling of the local creeks during the spring thaw. While Weatherby Lake provides a distant point of repose for those venturing further afield, the spirit of the people remains centered on the immediate, heavy silence of the woods and the slow, steady persistence of the mountain life.

About This Deer Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deer, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.826746, -93.209343. 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 Deer includes the ZIP code (72628), telephone area code (479), county seat of Newton County (Jasper), and school district assignment (Deer/Mount Judea 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.