Weldon Arkansas Map

About Weldon, Arkansas

Weldon is a locality in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 57. The population density is 90.2 people per km². Weldon is located at 35.4454°N, 91.2315°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Weldon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72112.

Weldon emerges from the flat, humid expanse of the Arkansas lowlands as a quiet convergence of dark soil and dense, encroaching vegetation. It lies 31.5 miles east-northeast of Searcy, AR (from Searcy, AR: bearing 65°T), and is situated 11.4 miles south-southeast of Newport. Hogpen Slough drifts sluggishly through the periphery, its waters thick with the sediment of the plains, carving a slow, muddy path that dictates the movement of the local wildlife. To the north, the distant outline of Blockade Hill interrupts the horizon, a faint jagged ripple against the sky that serves as a permanent, silent anchor for the flat fields. The air here carries the heavy, vegetal scent of the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge, where the thick canopy of hardwood trees holds the humidity close to the ground, creating a stillness that feels both ancient and expectant.

Weldon sustains itself through the rhythmic pulse of agriculture, where the seasonal labor of planting and harvest defines the calendar for those who work the black earth. The legacy of the land is measured in the quiet endurance of its people, who have long looked toward the nearby Blue Hole to cool the heat of midsummer afternoons. While the pace of life remains tethered to the slow turn of the seasons, the shadow of history remains visible in the way the local architecture clings to the ground, built low to withstand the heavy storms that roll across the plains. In the evening, the light catches the metallic glint of farm machinery left at the edge of a field, a solitary testament to the industry that keeps Weldon tethered to the fertile, demanding terrain.

About This Weldon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Weldon, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.445361, -91.231515. 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 Weldon includes the ZIP code (72112), telephone area code (501), county seat of Jackson County (Newport), and school district assignment (Newport 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.