Gosnell Arkansas Map

About Gosnell, Arkansas

Gosnell is a locality in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,910. The population density is 673.2 people per km². Gosnell is located at 35.9598°N, 89.9720°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gosnell is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 72315, 72319.

Gosnell occupies a wide, level expanse of the Mississippi Delta where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising under an immense, pale sky. It lies 3.7 miles northwest of Blytheville, AR (from Blytheville, AR: bearing 307°T), and is situated 19.7 miles south-southeast of Kennett. The earth here is dark and heavy, a profound loam that holds the heat of summer afternoons long after the sun has dipped toward the distant, low-lying relief of Chickasawba Mound. Near the quiet perimeter of Gosnell Park, the air often carries the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a stillness that seems to gather in the low depressions of the fields. Four miles away, the sluggish, narrow passage of Sand Slough Ditch marks the topography, a subtle vein cutting through the alluvial plain, while the broader, basin-like depression of Big Lake lies nine miles off, anchoring the regional drainage in a slow, sediment-rich drift.

Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of Gosnell, with vast, geometric fields of cotton and soybeans defining the rhythm of the seasons and the cycle of labor. The legacy of the land is tied to the labor of generations who cleared the dense timber to reveal the fertile silt beneath, shaping a local economy that remains deeply rooted in the productivity of these acres. Life in Gosnell moves with the measured, deliberate pace of the harvest, far removed from the frantic motion of more dense urban centers. Occasionally, the distant, shimmering surface of Johnson Lake, seventeen miles removed, offers a rare, reflective break in the monotony of the plains, mirroring the soft, golden light that settles over the crops as the day concludes in a quiet, amber haze.

About This Gosnell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gosnell, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.959794, -89.972033. 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 Gosnell includes the ZIP code (72315, 72319), telephone area code (501), county seat of Mississippi County (Blytheville), and school district assignment (Gosnell 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.