Welcome to Poinsett County ...
Time Zone: Poinsett County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Harrisburg is the Seat for Poinsett County.
Poinsett County was founded in 1838. Poinsett was created by taking area from Greene and Lawrence Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Poinsett had a population of 23,502 people. This is a decrease of 4.4% since the last Census (which gave a population of 24,583 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Poinsett represented 0.84% of the total population of Arkansas.
Below are some of the communities located in Poinsett County:
- Fisher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Poinsett County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
- Lepanto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
- Lepanto is located in Poinsett County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <3>
- Marked Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trumann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
- Trumann is located in Poinsett County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <3>
- Tyronza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waldenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Websites specific to Poinsett County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Jackson County
- Mississippi County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
<1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |