George Arkansas Map

About George, Arkansas

George is a locality in Newton County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 81. George is located at 36.0798°N, 93.4005°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72638, 72624.

George persists within the quiet limestone embrace of Howe Hollow, where the land yields to the persistent, rhythmic carving of Kenner Creek. It lies 19.3 miles west-southwest of Harrison, AR (from Harrison, AR: bearing 238°T), and is situated 19.0 miles east of Huntsville. The terrain surrounding George functions as a complex mosaic of dense hardwood canopies and limestone bluffs that catch the low-slung, golden light of late afternoon, casting long, violet shadows across the damp leaf litter. Moisture clings to the air here, drawn upward from the cool, shaded limestone crevices and the nearby Buffalo National River, creating an atmosphere that feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and decaying timber. A few miles to the east, the hidden, crystalline tumble of Eden Falls provides a percussive counterpoint to the otherwise muted, steady flow of the local waterways.

Settlement in George grew from the necessity of navigating these tight, steep-walled hollows, where early inhabitants fashioned a living from the stubborn, rocky soil and the timber resources of the surrounding slopes. While the modern economy of George remains modest and largely tied to the rhythms of regional agriculture and the seasonal influx of visitors drawn to the rugged beauty of the Buffalo National River, the character of the place remains defined by a resolute, slow-moving independence. The silhouette of Jim Fultz Mountain rises in the distance like a dark, immovable sentinel, watching over a landscape that has seen generations adapt to the constraints of the hollows. Life in George proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned pace, mirrored by the way the seasons color the canopy, turning the deep green of summer into a brittle, rust-colored parchment before the winter frost settles into the lowlands.

About This George Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of George, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.079797, -93.400461. 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 George includes the ZIP code (72638, 72624), telephone area code (479), county seat of Newton County (Jasper), and school district assignment.

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.