Newark, Arkansas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Jonesboro. It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the east of Newark and has a population of 55,515 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Searcy. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the southwest of Newark and has a population of 18,928 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Augusta	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	2,250	15.57% decrease
	Bald Knob	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	3,420	6.54% increase
	Batesville	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	9,511	0.7% increase
	Beebe	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	6,921	40.39% increase
	Cherokee Village	N	41 mi [66 km]	4,778	2.8% increase
	Fairfield Bay	W	46 mi [74 km]	2,496	1.46% increase
	Harrisburg	E	41 mi [66 km]	2,117	3.42% decrease
	Heber Springs	SW	36 mi [57.9 km]	7,203	11.99% increase
	Horseshoe Bend	NW	39 mi [62.8 km]	2,220	2.55% decrease
	Hoxie	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	2,647	6.03% decrease
	Mountain View	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	3,112	8.21% increase
	Newport	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	7,404	5.21% decrease
	Pocahontas	NE	46 mi [74 km]	6,713	2.99% increase
	Walnut Ridge	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	4,664	5.3% decrease
	Wynne	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	8,437	2.07% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Airport Village	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Bradford	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	853	6.63% increase
	Campbell Station	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	205	10.09% decrease
	Cave City	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	2,046	5.14% increase
	Diaz	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,156	9.97% decrease
	Island Town	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Jacksonport	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	206	12.34% decrease
	Magness	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	193	1.05% increase
	Moorefield	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	160	---
	Oil Trough	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	253	16.06% increase
	Pleasant Plains	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	270	1.12% increase
	Strawberry	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	271	4.24% decrease
	Sulphur Rock	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	427	1.43% increase
	Swifton	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	785	9.87% decrease
	Tuckerman	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,644	6.43% decrease

Independence County

Newark is located in Independence County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Independence: Cleburne, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone and White.

While not sharing a border with Independence, the following counties are close to Newark: Craighead, Poinsett and Woodruff.

Below are counties that are near Newark (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Newark:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Newark
	Cleburne County	W	Almond	19 miles [30 km]
	Craighead County	E	Denton Island	23 miles [37 km]
	Cross County	SE	Pittinger	31 miles [49 km]
	Fulton County	N	Ash Flat	37 miles [59 km]
	Izard County	NW	Lafferty	25 miles [40 km]
	Jackson County	SE	Jacksonport	8 miles [12 km]
	Lawrence County	NE	Saffell	16 miles [25 km]
	Poinsett County	E	North Pitts	23 miles [37 km]
	Randolph County	NE	Cox Ferry	38 miles [61 km]
	Sharp County	N	Aetna	15 miles [24 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas<3>

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