Poplar Grove Arkansas Map

About Poplar Grove, Arkansas

Poplar Grove is a locality in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 215. The population density is 61.1 people per km². Poplar Grove is located at 34.5522°N, 90.8542°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72335, 72374.

Poplar Grove emerges from the flat, alluvial expanse of the Arkansas landscape, where the persistent current of Crooked Creek carves a quiet, silt-heavy path through the black earth. It lies 32.0 miles south of Forrest City, AR (from Forrest City, AR: bearing 186°T), and is situated 15.0 miles west of Helena-West Helena. The horizon remains largely unbroken, save for the faint, hazy suggestion of Skidmore Ridge haunting the distance like a long-forgotten memory of upheaval. In the humid heat of the afternoons, the light thickens, turning the air into a golden syrup that clings to the sprawling fields and the dense, dark lines of timber marking the edges of the horizon. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the verdant density of Saint Francis National Forest exerts a cooling influence on the climate, while the still, shadowed waters of Cargo Slash wait nine miles away, providing a silent, reflective sanctuary for the local avian life.

Poplar Grove carries the weight of a long agricultural tradition, its economy tethered to the patient cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the rhythm of life for those who remain. The land here demands a singular devotion, and the people mirror the endurance of the soil, their daily movements shaped by the necessity of tending to the crops that define the regional character. Nearby, the grounds of Wayside Park offer a modest respite from the labor, a place where the stillness of the afternoon allows for a brief pause in the relentless work of the fields. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the steady, recurring patterns of the seasons and the unpretentious resilience of a population that understands the value of keeping close to the earth.

About This Poplar Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Poplar Grove, Arkansas. Coordinates: 34.552169, -90.854223. 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 Poplar Grove includes the ZIP code (72335, 72374), telephone area code (501), county seat of Phillips County (Helena-West Helena), and school district assignment (Marvell 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.