Okolona Arkansas Map

About Okolona, Arkansas

Okolona is a locality in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 97. The population density is 47.2 people per km². Okolona is located at 33.9973°N, 93.3380°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Okolona is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71962.

Okolona emerges from the low, forested swells of Clark County, where the earth is composed of heavy clay and dark, fertile soils that hold the warmth of the sun long after the light begins to fail. It lies 18.4 miles west-southwest of Arkadelphia, AR (from Arkadelphia, AR: bearing 242°T), and is situated 13.7 miles north of Prescott. The landscape is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition between dense stands of pine and cleared patches of pasture, punctuated by the quiet persistence of South Fork Terre Noire Creek as it carves a shallow, meandering path through the brush. In the humid afternoons, the air grows thick with the scent of damp loam and pine resin, a heavy stillness that seems to suspend the very motion of the trees. To the west, the horizon remains muted and flat, a vast expanse of woodland where the shadows lengthen in soft, gray gradients, while the distant, rounded rise of Ashworth Hill offers a solitary break in the otherwise level horizon.

Okolona bears the quiet weight of a history rooted in the cultivation of the soil, maintaining an economy that still looks to the timber and harvests of the surrounding acreage for its sustenance. The pace of life here is measured by the seasonal cycles of the land, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers, leaving the inhabitants to navigate a reality shaped by small-scale commerce and the enduring legacy of rural labor. While the recreational stillness of Grassy Lake lies a short distance away, drawing those who seek a moment of reflection by the water, the true character of the locality is found in the modest, weather-worn buildings and the steady, unpretentious industry of its residents. Even the occasional trip to Wayside Park serves as a reminder of the vast, green solitude that encircles the area, ensuring that Okolona remains a place where the passage of time is felt not in minutes, but in the slow, deliberate growth of the forest.

About This Okolona Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Okolona, Arkansas. Coordinates: 33.997326, -93.337953. 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 Okolona includes the ZIP code (71962), telephone area code (870), county seat of Clark County (Arkadelphia), and school district assignment (Gurdon 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.