Poplar Grove, Arkansas

About Poplar Grove

Poplar Grove, AR is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Arkansas.

Poplar Grove holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.36 square miles.

📰 Poplar Grove News Today

• One dead, one injured in Poplar Grove holiday weekend shooting thv11.com · Jul 6
• Arkansas barricade situation ends with suspect dead: ASP wreg.com · Aug 18
• 8 crashes on state roads leave 8 killed, 9 injured - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Nov 20
• Paul Stanley Norton Obituary (1941 - 2025) - Leachville, AR - WMC Legacy obituary · Dec 18
• One killed, another injured during Arkansas shooting KARK · Jul 6

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What Makes Poplar Grove Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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