Wilson Arkansas Map
Explore Wilson, Arkansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Wilson, Arkansas
| City | Wilson |
| State | Arkansas (AR) |
| County | Pope County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.565961 |
| Longitude | -90.0418 |
| Population | 766 |
| Density | 282.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 72823, 72395 |
| Area Code | 479, 501 |
| County Seat | Russellville |
| School District | Rivercrest School District |
About Wilson, Arkansas
Wilson is a locality in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 766. The population density is 282.5 people per km². Wilson is located at 35.5660°N, 90.0418°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wilson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 72823, 72395.Wilson emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the delta as a deliberate geometric arrangement of brick and ambition. It lies 12.4 miles east-southeast of Russellville, AR (from Russellville, AR: bearing 112°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-southeast of Pottsville. The Kuhn Bayou creeps through the periphery of the landscape, its sluggish, silt-heavy waters carving a dark vein through the surrounding fields that stretch toward the horizon in endless, rhythmic rows of cotton and soy. While the distant silhouette of Petit Jean Mountain serves as a faint, jagged reminder of the wider topography, the immediate terrain remains defined by the relentless flatness of the plains and the quiet solitude of Wayside Park, where the stillness of the air allows the scent of turned earth to linger long after the sun has retreated.
Wilson reflects a singular history rooted in the industrial scale of agricultural enterprise, where the architecture of the village center—modeled with a Tudor-revival precision—stands in stark contrast to the vast, utilitarian fields that sustain the regional economy. The life of Wilson moves with the slow, seasonal pulse of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the color of the sky as it shifts from the dusty gold of summer to the bruised violet of late autumn dusk. Residents navigate a landscape where the modern machinery of farming hums against the backdrop of a meticulously curated aesthetic, creating a place where the gravity of deep-rooted agrarian tradition anchors the daily experience of everyone who walks its sidewalks.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Hampson- Archeological Museum State Park (State Park) — 0.3 mi, 019° N
- World War II POW Camp (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 247° SW
- Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.8 mi, 083° E · 25k acres
- Fort Pillow (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 068° E
- W.R. Dyess Memorial (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 280° W
- Dyess Colony Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 280° W
- John Tully Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 044° NE
- Glen Springs Lake State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.7 mi, 125° SE
- Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.2 mi, 034° NE · 43k acres
- Johnny Cash Boyhood Home (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 281° W
- Meeman-Shelby Forest Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 181° S
- Pentecostal Church (Historic Ruins) — 12.1 mi, 271° W
- John Tully State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 14.8 mi, 065° NE
- Mississippi County Penal Farm WPA Marker (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 016° N
- Edmund Orgill Park (Local Park) — 17.0 mi, 139° SE
- Shady Grove Church (Historic Ruins) — 19.5 mi, 354° N
- Big Lake (State Recreation Area) — 20.5 mi, 350° N
- Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.4 mi, 351° N · 2,280 acres
- Grind City Amphitheater (Theatre) — 27.4 mi, 180° S
- Sky High Ride & Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 28.3 mi, 181° S
- Ducks Unlimited Waterfowling Heritage Center (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 181° S
- The Crossing Amphitheater (Theatre) — 28.5 mi, 131° SE
- Danny Thomas and Child (Public Artwork) — 28.5 mi, 180° S
- Crosstown Arts (Gallery) — 28.6 mi, 177° S
- Warthog (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 175° S
- African Penguin (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 175° S
- Zebra (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 174° S
- The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 181° S
- Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 181° S
- Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 63.4 mi, 140° SE · 156k acres
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About This Wilson Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wilson, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.565961, -90.0418. 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 Wilson includes the ZIP code (72823, 72395), telephone area code (479, 501), county seat of Pope County (Russellville), and school district assignment (Rivercrest 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
