McRae Arkansas Map

About McRae, Arkansas

McRae is a locality in White County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 616. The population density is 353.4 people per km². McRae is located at 35.1129°N, 91.8224°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. McRae is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72102.

McRae stretches across the flat, fertile plains of Arkansas where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the occasional reach of dense timber. It lies 10.7 miles south-southwest of Searcy, AR (from Searcy, AR: bearing 207°T), and is situated 4.4 miles northeast of Beebe. Lawrence Branch cuts a quiet, persistent line through the landscape, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish grace that defines the drainage of the local soil. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Peanut Ridge marks the transition of the earth, a distant reminder of the terrain shifting toward the rugged elevations further inland. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness in the summer months, often clinging to the fields until the long shadows of dusk pull a cooler, metallic scent from the damp earth near the creek beds.

McRae persists as a place forged in the rhythm of agricultural labor and the slow passage of trains that once anchored its development. The local economy remains tied to the cultivation of these expansive fields, where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the cadence of the days. Residents seeking a moment of respite often travel toward the quiet grounds of Edward Lunnie Memorial Park, or look toward the stillness of Schroeder Lake to find a reprieve from the heat. Beyond the fields, the land descends toward the low, shadowed drainage of Gilbert Hollow, where the dense brush thrives in the isolation. Life in McRae unfolds with a quiet, unadorned endurance, marked by the steady hum of machinery and the persistent, low-lying light that settles over the flat expanse as evening arrives.

About This McRae Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McRae, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.112864, -91.822362. 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 McRae includes the ZIP code (72102), telephone area code (501), county seat of White County (Searcy), and school district assignment (Beebe 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.