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Viola Arkansas Map

Explore Viola, Arkansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Viola, Arkansas

How to Use This Viola, Arkansas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Viola, Arkansas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arkansas or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Viola.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityViola
StateArkansas (AR)
CountyFulton County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude36.396732
Longitude-91.982652
Population358
Density88.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code72583
Area Code501
County SeatSalem
School DistrictViola School District

About Viola, Arkansas

Viola is a locality in Fulton County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 358. The population density is 88.0 people per km². Viola is located at 36.3967°N, 91.9827°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Viola is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72583.

Viola occupies a quiet expanse of the Ozark plateau where the land breaks into complex, verdant slopes and deep, shadowed hollows. It lies 22.8 miles east of Mountain Home, AR (from Mountain Home, AR: bearing 79°T), and is situated 16.8 miles northwest of Horseshoe Bend. Big Creek carves a winding path through the limestone bedrock near the settlement, its water often clear and cool, reflecting the shifting moods of the sky as it pulls through the terrain. To the west, the sharp rise of Shaw Knob punctuates the horizon, a solitary figure watching over the surrounding expanse of hardwoods and tangled brush. In the autumn, the air takes on a crisp, dry edge, and the light at dusk settles over the fields in a pale, amber glow that softens the harsh lines of the rocky soil. Mashie Hollow remains a quiet, sunken fold in the earth nearby, holding the morning mist long after the sun has climbed above the timberline.

Viola maintains a steady, deliberate pace that honors the traditions of those who cleared this rugged ground generations ago. Agriculture and small-scale timber production have long sustained the local economy, keeping the focus on the immediate utility of the land rather than the frantic pace of larger hubs. Residents often look toward Norfork Lake for recreation, where the expansive water provides a necessary contrast to the dense, wooded hills that define the daily commute. Those seeking a broader connection to the outdoors frequently visit the Norfork Recreation Area, where the infrastructure of the region meets the wilder, more untamed edges of the woods. Life here is measured by the seasonal cycles of the harvest and the slow, reliable transition of the weather, grounding the people of Viola in a landscape that demands both respect and a quiet, persistent labor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Norfork Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 248° W
  • Norfork Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.2 mi, 237° SW
  • White Ranch Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 036° NE
  • House Ruins (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 282° W
  • State Line (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 295° NW
  • Grand Gulf State Park (State Park) — 20.8 mi, 061° NE
  • Sheriff's Hollow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 21.1 mi, 331° NW
  • Sylamore Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.4 mi, 205° SW
  • Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 22.1 mi, 214° SW · 1.1M acres
  • Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 22.2 mi, 343° N · 1.5M acres
  • Mountain Home Farmer's Market (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 260° W
  • Devils Backbone Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.0 mi, 337° NW · 6,691 acres
  • Paper Airplane Donald's Imagination (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 256° W
  • Mountain Home High School A-7 Corsair (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 259° W
  • Grizzly Statue (Public Artwork) — 24.0 mi, 017° N
  • Livingston National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 25.8 mi, 203° SW · 8,758 acres
  • Rock Garden (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 228° SW
  • Buffalo National River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 28.2 mi, 237° SW · 35k acres
  • Buffalo National River (Wild & Scenic River) — 28.2 mi, 237° SW · 89k acres
  • Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 101° E
  • North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 30.2 mi, 203° SW · 3,765 acres
  • Trail Head Lower Wilderness. (Attraction) — 31.7 mi, 239° SW
  • Hicks Hotel and Store (Historic Ruins) — 37.3 mi, 240° SW
  • Willie Lee (Historic Ruins) — 49.3 mi, 295° NW
  • Shirley Centennial Museum (Museum) — 54.5 mi, 200° S
  • Ozark Medieval Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 60.0 mi, 273° W
  • AMC Classic Harrison 8 (Cinema) — 63.9 mi, 261° W
  • Town Square Amphitheatre Stage & Water-and-Fire Show (Theatre) — 70.4 mi, 284° W
  • Branson Hot Hits Theater (Theatre) — 70.6 mi, 284° W
  • Historic Owen Theatre (Arts Centre) — 70.6 mi, 284° W

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About This Viola Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Viola, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.396732, -91.982652. 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 Viola includes the ZIP code (72583), telephone area code (501), county seat of Fulton County (Salem), and school district assignment (Viola School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.