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 259. The population density is 391.8 people per km². Oil Trough is located at 35.6309°N, 91.4604°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72564.

Oil Trough lies cradled by the rolling hills of Independence County, a landscape sculpted by the patient hands of water and wind. It lies 44.9 miles west-south-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 251°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-south-west of Newark. Here, the White River, a broad, slow-moving artery, dictates the rhythm of the land, its silty banks giving way to fertile bottomlands where ancient oaks and pecans stand sentinel. The air, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a testament to the land's enduring generosity. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, has a peculiar, soft quality, as if filtered through a fine gauze, illuminating the quiet, unhurried lives unfolding in Oil Trough. This corner of Arkansas carries the quiet hum of agricultural persistence, its history intertwined with the fertile soil and the capricious flow of the White River. The name itself hints at a past, perhaps of early industry or a natural phenomenon that once captured the local imagination. Today, the economy of Oil Trough is largely tied to the bounty of the land, with farms raising cattle and cultivating crops that thrive in this verdant environment. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling avenues, but rather a profound sense of continuity, a feeling that the generations have worked this same ground, their lives as much a part of the place as the very trees that shade the quiet lanes. The occasional sight of a weathered barn against the backdrop of distant, hazy hills speaks of a heritage deeply rooted, a story told not in grand pronouncements but in the enduring pulse of everyday existence.

About This Oil Trough Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oil Trough, Arkansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.630912, -91.460411. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Oil Trough and Independence County.

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). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Oil Trough is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.