Wayton Arkansas Map

About Wayton, Arkansas

Wayton is a locality in Newton County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 148. The population density is 14.0 people per km². Wayton is located at 35.9194°N, 93.2596°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72628.

Wayton occupies a rugged stretch of the Ozark National Forest, where the landscape rises and falls in long, green swells of hardwood and pine. It lies 24.0 miles south-southwest of Harrison, AR (from Harrison, AR: bearing 200°T), and is situated 32.2 miles north-northeast of Clarksville. Hoghead Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone bedrock, its waters clear and cold as they move toward the deep shadows of Haunt Hollow. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and crushed cedar, particularly as the evening light catches the ridge of Smith Mountain, casting a violet hue across the canopy. A traveler might wander toward the Alum Cove National Recreation Trail to find the quiet stillness of the woods, where the silence is broken only by the movement of wind through the high branches.

Wayton maintains a rhythmic, quiet pulse, defined by a history of timber and small-scale agriculture that remains etched into the character of the surrounding hills. Residents often look toward the broader expanse of the Ozark National Forest for their livelihood and recreation, keeping a pace that favors deliberate work over the rush of distant urban centers. The local economy persists in the quiet tradition of land stewardship, with the nearby Henry Koen Experimental Forest serving as a reminder of the region’s long-standing connection to silviculture. Life in Wayton moves with the seasons, from the bright, fragile blossoms of the redbud in early spring to the heavy, golden stillness of late summer afternoons, creating a sense of permanence that anchors the people to this particular corner of the state.

About This Wayton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wayton, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.919363, -93.259588. 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 Wayton includes the ZIP code (72628), telephone area code (479), county seat of Newton County (Jasper), and school district assignment (Deer/Mount Judea 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.