McGehee, Arkansas

About McGehee

Set in the southeastern part of Arkansas, McGehee is a small town with an estimated population of 3,504.

McGehee holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 6.71 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 522 residents per square mile.

📰 McGehee News Today

• McGehee Football Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 10
• Two McGehee juveniles arrested for murder of 53-year-old man KATV · Jun 15
• Maggie Biggs Obituary | Griffin-Culpepper Funeral Service | McGehee, AR Tribute Archive · Aug 14
• ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: McGehee museum conserves the stories of Japanese-Americans at Rohwer, Jerome during WWII - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Aug 3
• Arkansas man sentenced to 60 years in prison for deadly shooting in McGehee thv11.com · Jun 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes McGehee Unique

• The only place in America named McGehee — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Arkansas — one of 625 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• World War II Japanese American Internment Museum · Museum
• Desha County Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in McGehee

• Desha County Health Unit reviews ★
• McGehee Memorial Garden · Garden reviews ★
• McGehee Police Department reviews ★
• McGehee Recreational Complex reviews ★
• South Annex Park reviews ★
• Stephens Park reviews ★
• Wiley A McGehee Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in McGehee

• CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
• MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Mcgehee Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of McGehee

🏘️ Nearby Communities