Oil Trough Arkansas Map

About Oil Trough, Arkansas

Oil Trough is a locality in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 226. The population density is 381.0 people per km². Oil Trough is located at 35.6309°N, 91.4604°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oil Trough is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72564.

Oil Trough stretches across the fertile, low-lying plains where the White River carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 14.0 miles southeast of Batesville, AR (from Batesville, AR: bearing 133°T), and is situated 10.2 miles west of Newport. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that magnifies the golden quality of the afternoon light, casting long shadows across fields that reach toward the horizon. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Tucker Ridge provides a quiet boundary to the sky, while the damp earth near the riverbanks sustains a dense growth of hardwood trees. Four miles away, the quiet waters of Grassy Lake mirror the changing clouds, and the nearby expanse of Mills Hollow offers a gentle depression in the terrain, defining the transition between the bottomlands and the higher ground.

History lingers in the soil of Oil Trough, a place named for the rough-hewn troughs once used by early travelers and traders to store oil harvested from bear fat. This agricultural identity remains visible in the current rhythm of life, where the local economy finds its strength in the cultivation of the surrounding fields. Residents often travel a short distance to Jacksonport State Park, where the remnants of a once-bustling river port offer a physical connection to the era of steamboats and early commerce. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, characterized by the diligent work of harvest and the persistence of a culture deeply rooted in the river’s influence.

About This Oil Trough Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oil Trough, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.630912, -91.460411. 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 Oil Trough includes the ZIP code (72564), telephone area code (501), county seat of Independence County (Batesville), and school district assignment (Cedar Ridge 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.