Quitman Arkansas Map

About Quitman, Arkansas

Quitman is a locality in Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 694. The population density is 141.4 people per km². Quitman is located at 35.3842°N, 92.2157°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Quitman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72131.

Quitman occupies a sun-dappled stretch of land where the landscape rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of earth, defined primarily by the persistent, winding course of Mill Creek. It lies 24.1 miles north-northeast of Conway, AR (from Conway, AR: bearing 32°T), and is situated 12.8 miles southwest of Heber Springs. Mount Pleasant looms in the distance, a silent sentinel that anchors the horizon and dictates the way the afternoon light slants across the hardwoods and loblolly pines. The air here holds a peculiar, heavy stillness, especially as the humidity rises and the shadows lengthen across the red-clay soil. Only six miles away, the expansive, cooling presence of Greers Ferry Lake offers a stark contrast to the tighter, shaded seclusion of the local woods, while the deeper, hushed folds of Sulphur Springs Hollow suggest a terrain that has remained largely indifferent to the frantic pace of the modern world.

Quitman carries the quiet weight of its agrarian roots, where the economy has long been tethered to the slow, deliberate yields of the land and the modest commerce of those who dwell in the shadow of the hills. Residents often look toward the Greers Ferry Recreation Area for a reprieve from the daily labor, finding in its managed borders a place where the regional vernacular—a soft, melodic cadence—echoes through the trees. The local life moves with the predictability of the seasons, shifting from the frantic bloom of dogwood and redbud in the spring to the long, drowsy heat of the summer months. Here, the history of the region is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring, patient work of those who have cleared these thickets and maintained the modest roads that follow the contours of the creek, keeping the character of the land intact through the changing years.

About This Quitman Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Quitman, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.384247, -92.215708. 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 Quitman includes the ZIP code (72131), telephone area code (501), county seat of Cleburne County (Heber Springs), and school district assignment (Quitman 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.