Walcott Arkansas Map

About Walcott, Arkansas

Walcott is a locality in Greene County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 152. The population density is 47.1 people per km². Walcott is located at 36.0434°N, 90.6712°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72450, 72474.

Walcott occupies a quiet intersection of geography where the land begins to rise from the flat alluvial expanse toward the more formidable, ancient spine of Crowleys Ridge, visible nine miles to the west. It lies 9.8 miles west of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 264°T), and is situated 14.0 miles north of Jonesboro. The air here holds a particular weight, thick with the scent of damp earth and the heavy, sweet decay of hardwood leaves, while the light at dusk turns the local canopy into a bruised, copper-toned copperplate engraving. Walcott Lake sits at the center of the immediate landscape, its surface often mirroring the stillness of the surrounding timber, while Poplar Creek cuts a narrow, meandering path through the brush just a mile away, feeding the thirsty soil. Crowley’s Ridge State Park defines the local horizon, offering a preserved sanctuary where the elevation shifts and the forest grows dense, creating a natural barrier that buffers the community from the wider, flatter plains.

Walcott retains a distinct character forged by the persistence of rural agriculture and the legacy of early settlers who found the fertile, loamy soil conducive to the rhythm of seasonal planting and harvest. The economy remains tethered to the land, an quiet industry of timber and row crops that dictates the pulse of the days, moving in a slow, deliberate cadence that ignores the frantic pace of the modern industrial centers. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the way the architecture of the older houses mirrors the vernacular of the mid-century, and in the shared knowledge of the terrain that passes between generations. Even when the heat of the afternoon settles over the fields, there is a profound sense of continuity in the way the local life unfolds, anchored firmly to the specific, unhurried geography of this corner of the state.

About This Walcott Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Walcott, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.043403, -90.671223. 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 Walcott includes the ZIP code (72450, 72474), telephone area code (501), county seat of Greene County (Paragould), and school district assignment (Greene County Technical 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.